21.   Even so, the Russians have not been able to avoid a ground war, house-to-house firefights and heavy casualties.

22.   Even so, many of the veterans said that Americans had better be prepared for different images in the news if the conflict shifted to a ground war.

23.   For now, this strategy is preferable to a ground war, for two reasons.

24.   Forbes said Friday the United States should arm and train Kosovar gue rillas to fight the ground war and continue the aerial bombing cam paign.

25.   From the beginning, all the allies hoped a ground war would be unnecessary.

26.   From the start he ruled out a ground war, which signaled Milosevic that his ground war could proceed.

27.   Greece already has ruled out its participation in a ground war.

28.   Ground wars are now mechanized and anonymous, more likely to risk dozens of lives than tens of thousands.

29.   Had NATO fought a ground war the outcome might have been different, but there was no appetite in Washington for the risk of full engagement.

30.   He did not say that he had pushed NATO military authorities to begin the preparations for a ground war, should it be needed.