1.   But as time went by and allied troops made no attempt to arrest him, his political fortunes at home underwent a transformation.

2.   But operating in smaller, mobile units, opposition forces could inflict mounting losses on U.S. and allied troops in guerrilla actions.

3.   Schwarzkopf was commander of U.S. and allied troops in the Persian Gulf War.

4.   He started at Bagram Air Base, where he urged U.S. and allied troops to be prepared for a long war against terrorism.

5.   Schwarzkopf, who was commander of U.S. and allied troops in the Persian Gulf War, will speak about military preparedness.

6.   Rumsfeld said he looked forward to greeting U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan this weekend as well as meeting with coalition commanders and Afghan officials.

7.   The goal was to kill vegetation that might conceal or feed communist rebels from the south or allied troops from what was then North Vietnam.

8.   These troops are allied to a DRC rebel group, the Congolese Rally for Democracy.