21.   For a world that has watched the Russian military offensive with revulsion, the Russian tricolor flag that now flies over Grozny seems a symbol of shame.

22.   For in terms of a military offensive, this is essentially an American attack on Yugoslavia, using American aircraft dropping American bombs.

23.   For now, Colombians are ecstatic about the new military offensive against the FARC.

24.   Gen. Joao de Matos said peace could only be achieved if the military offensive continued and weakened the rebels.

25.   From a diplomatic standpoint, the air strikes were intended to persuade Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein to end his military offensive against Kurdish opposition forces in Iraq.

26.   Gaza residents were reported to be stockpiling food, bottled water, and other necessities, fearing a large Israeli military offensive.

27.   His leap from political obscurity to the presidency was accomplished primarily by directing a brutish military offensive against Chechen guerrillas and civilians.

28.   His brief military offensive across U.N. lines this week quickly achieved its objective, recapturing a narrow slice of territory along a key highway.

29.   Huge stockpiles of heroin and opium rumored to be hidden in the mountains of Afghanistan could be crucial economic targets in a military offensive against this impoverished state.

30.   However, administration officials said that does not include potential costs of sending ground troops, either for a military offensive or for peacekeeping purposes.