21.   Instead of coming forcefully to the help of the victim, it called for a U.N. force that would treat victim and aggressor alike and try to protect civilians.

22.   NATO bombing to protect civilians in Sarajevo also helped.

23.   NATO is not here to stop the fighting, protect civilians or lay down the law.

24.   Of course it is better not to have to bomb Serbia than to bomb Serbia in the hope of protecting Kosovar civilians.

25.   Peacekeepers chary of violence are also unable to effectively protect civilians who are caught up in the fighting or deliberately attacked.

26.   That leaves only antibiotics to protect civilians if anthrax is used as a biological weapon.

27.   The Americans cared about protecting civilians, he says, while the Viet Cong cared about winning.

28.   The Cambodians learned about protecting civilians during conflicts, avoiding war crimes, disciplining troops, and peacekeeping.

29.   The French troops have been authorized to use force to protect civilians.

30.   The government appears belatedly to be raising the issue with NATO, but seems to have little confidence the military alliance will protect Serbian civilians.