41.   Rebel officers say they now have enough troops to start a major offensive, even if the U.S. Army does not employ its anti-tank Apache helicopters.

42.   Russia does not have many troops ready to go, and that poses a problem.

43.   Russia now has troops in Moldova, Georgia and Tajikistan.

44.   She had fewer troops and was more on the defensive.

45.   Serbia says it has no troops in Bosnia and Croatia, but the relationship between the Bosnian Serb commander, Gen. Ratko Mladic, and Belgrade remains close.

46.   Several NATO nations that offer air support also have troops on the ground in Bosnia, vulnerable to reprisals.

47.   Some airports, including those in Denver and Albuquerque, N.N., have had troops in place for a week or more.

48.   Some units in the NATO-led force will have veteran troops, like the French battalions now stationed in and around Sarajevo.

49.   That means the United States together with the British and the French, who have troops with the U.N. force in Bosnia.