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

2.   A month ago, there were doubts, even among soldiers, whether this ill-equipped militia could fight this war without the help of American ground troops.

3.   After the White House meeting, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., called for accelerated planning and preparation for the deployment of ground troops in Kosovo.

4.   Al Gore, the likely Democratic nominee, supports an air campaign but not ground troops.

5.   But that gear is too bulky for most ground troops and, because it requires a cooling device, too loud for covert operations.

6.   Clinton was asked about the possible use of American ground troops in the Balkans, a decision that could prove the most momentous of his presidency.

7.   Gore echoes the administration policy of barring the use of American ground troops.

8.   His comments were the latest in a series of conflicting statements from the administration about whether American ground troops should remain in Bosnia next year.

9.   If ground troops were needed to get the Serbian tanks out of Kosovo, then ground troops it would have to be.

10.   Its primary instrument during the day was not ground troops but air raids, part of its continuing air campaign.