21.   And he noted that opposition to ground troops is strong among most European members of NATO, save Britain.

22.   Analysts and former officials said the number of ground troops or sorties may make little difference in attempting to kill Hussein.

23.   And it is likely that if the U.S. sends in ground troops, they will once again find a common cause and a common enemy.

24.   And Americans of a certain age will always shiver when the debate turns to the use of ground troops in far-away, inhospitable lands.

25.   And if it does not, should the alliance compromise with President Milosevic or raise the stakes by sending in ground troops?

26.   And if we knew that Milosevic had planned this, why did NATO not provide fighting ground troops in those precious weeks following the original Rambouillet conference?

27.   And it was ground troops that finished off the Iraqi army in the Persian Gulf war.

28.   And on Friday, he plans to meet with King Fahd in Saudi Arabia and visit with U.S. ground troops in Kuwait.

29.   And in public briefings by various NATO leaders, their ministers and spokesmen invoked the idea of ground troops as they tried to send a unified message.

30.   And the advocates of ground troops would very likely have to decide to go ahead without a unified NATO behind them.