21.   But the grand mass of the American military is not deployed.

22.   But the slight railroad porter was not honored by the American military during his lifetime.

23.   But with the American military fearful of losing public support for a contentious mission, holding down casualties has become not just an integral part of military planning.

24.   But, despite early successes, the American military that was so overwhelming in the Persian Gulf looks impotent in the Balkans.

25.   Camp Bondsteel is in a way emblematic of the growing entrenchment of the American military here.

26.   Cheney said the American military was stretched over too many foreign theaters and hampered by low morale, low pay, inadequate training and unreliable weapons and equipment.

27.   Despite all the chest thumping by the American military, U.S. officials also understand that many of their allies opposed the use of military force.

28.   During his campaign for president, George W. Bush endorsed the need to transform the American military in response to new types of threat.

29.   For those reasons, even Panamanians who do not want the American military to stay on understand the deep-seated appeal of the idea.

30.   Foreign-born people are permitted to join the American military, provided they have attained permanent resident status.