41.   Although Russia agreed early in the Kosovo negotiations to take part in a peacekeeping force, it has consistently opposed sending its troops to the region under NATO command.

42.   And Dole stood with the president on his decision to send troops to Bosnia.

43.   And it is likely that if the U.S. sends in ground troops, they will once again find a common cause and a common enemy.

44.   And none of the allies were willing to send ground troops on a combat mission to Kosovo unless the United States went with them.

45.   And the Pentagon has started environmental monitoring for areas where it sends troops.

46.   And the political decision to send Russian troops here will complicate things further.

47.   And yet, a recent poll by the University of Maryland suggests that the American public may be more willing to send troops to Bosnia than is generally assumed.

48.   And the president has the constitutional power to send troops to Bosnia.

49.   Another senior commander, Gen. Viktor Chechevatov, has publicly called for Moscow to send troops to Yugoslavia.

50.   Another Israeli officer, Maj. Gen. Uzi Dayan, warned that if violence increased, Israel would send troops into areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority of Arafat.