51.   Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., criticized the Pentagon and the president for not including plans for a ground war as part of the overall NATO operation.

52.   Some argued that what was happening in Kosovo was so bad you had to overlook its strategic insignificance for America and mount an all-out ground war.

53.   Such sentiments are apparently shared by some members of the U.S. Congress, who asked President Clinton on Tuesday to begin preparing for a ground war.

54.   Supporters said Clinton needs to consult Congress before risking the lives of American men and women by sending them into a ground war in Serbia.

55.   Talk of a ground war increased Wednesday as Russian warplanes bombed what Moscow says are strategic targets throughout Chechnya for the seventh straight day.

56.   That bleak analysis applies above all to the U.S., without whose participation a ground war is inconceivable.

57.   That would require a large ground war, something not likely to receive public support, Specter said.

58.   That would require a large, and possibly unpopular, ground war, Specter said.

59.   Terry Bowden brought a shotgun offense manned by a guerrilla quarterback into what was supposed be a ground war Tuesday at the Independence Bowl.

60.   The daily expenses would grow geometrically in a ground war.