41. Saudi Arabia needs help from abroad, including U.S. military muscle, to ensure its prosperity and security. 42. Saddam has neither the conventional military muscle nor the political stomach for renewed conflict against the United States and its allies. 43. Since India does not possess enough military muscle to impose its agenda, it must look to trade and its inherent economic strength. 44. So far in the buildup, much of what is being offered provides political weight, not military muscle, to threat of U.S.-British air strikes. 45. Thanks to the combination of military muscle and diplomatic determination, there is now a real chance for peace in Bosnia. 46. The issue has given rise to fears that China is flexing its military muscle in Southeast Asia to intimidate neighboring countries. 47. The U.N. mission in Bosnia is complicated by vague Security Council resolutions, a lack of military muscle and the need to temper military responses to help peace negotiations. 48. Without military muscle, the international community has little leverage. 49. Yet military muscle supporting civilian actions by diplomats like the two held hostage seems a condition for holding elections by September, as the United States and Europe desire. 50. Ghafoor Ahmed, JI deputy chief, said the Russian government was using its military muscle to subdue a Moslem community as was done by the Serbs in Bosnia. |