11.   In retrospect, even the immediate communist takeover of Vietnam would not have gravely destabilized the region.

12.   Italy has been concerned that air strikes could destabilize the region.

13.   It will threaten our allies and destabilize a region where shifting frontiers and ethnic unrest have long been a cause of conflict among larger powers.

14.   Kenya and Zaire have accused Uganda of trying to destabilize the region.

15.   Many governments, including the United States, fear that independence in Kosovo will trigger revolts by Albanians in Macedonia and Montenegro, further destabilizing the region.

16.   Proponents of the ban argue that U.S. weapons have fueled bloody armed conflicts and destabilized regions.

17.   Reversing the policy could destabilize the region by fueling an arms race, arms control advocates say.

18.   Saddam would like nothing more than to draw the United States into a conflict that could strengthen his hold over Iraq and destabilize the region.

19.   So as not to further destabilize the region.

20.   South African officials describe Executive Outcomes as a dangerous outfit and concede that it could destabilize the region.