101. He said he had decided to strengthen the American military presence in the region in the coming days. 102. He said Jericho had not been a source of unrest or suicide bombers, and so there was no reason for a greater military presence. 103. He suggested that America needed to maintain a potent military presence in the region and not quickly leave after the Afghanistan operation had ended. 104. He said Saudi Arabia had not discussed a change in the American military presence in the kingdom. 105. Heselius said he also felt obligated to accompany those denied entry to Macedonia back to Pristina because of the increasing Serb military presence in Kosovo. 106. His goal, he said in an interview, was not to create a permanent American military presence in Central Asia. 107. How well the new government does, in cooperation with Kostunica, will have a major impact on the American military presence in the Balkans. 108. I think that the U.S. does not really need to have a large physical military presence in Pakistan at this stage. 109. I see no need for a large military presence in that court. 110. If war erupts, the diplomat said, it would be almost impossible to stop without an outside military presence to enforce a settlement. |