71.   And if we knew that Milosevic had planned this, why did NATO not provide fighting ground troops in those precious weeks following the original Rambouillet conference?

72.   And Serbian troops in Kosovo are dug in with stockpiles of food and supplies, including fuel.

73.   And it indicated that it was prepared to accept the development of theater defense to protect American troops in Japan.

74.   And surely there are directives from newspaper editors across the land, messages to their troops in town for the Fiesta Bowl.

75.   And the presence of United States troops in Bosnia could take on a whole new meaning after a Communist comeback in Russia.

76.   And with public support for ground troops declining, the deployment of troops in combat represented a big risk.

77.   And the post-Vietnam fear of risking ground troops in unfamiliar and harsh terrain.

78.   Another person on the list was Abu Hamza Al-Masri, an influential Egyptian sheik who lost both hands and an eye fighting Soviet troops in Afghanistan.

79.   Another such bulge has been responsible for the bitter weather frustrating American troops in Bosnia.

80.   Annan said black-market operations and prostitution also figured in allegations about the conduct of troops in BOSNIA.