1.   An agreement on Kurdish autonomy would bring the Kurds back to their towns and villages, rendering a western military presence superfluous.

2.   Soldiers still maintain a military presence in the area.

3.   With the violence showing no signs of ending, thousands of soldiers must still maintain a military presence.

4.   The Philippine government wants the U.S. to maintain a military presence in Southeast Asia.

5.   Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.

6.   A few local residents have been agitating against a military presence.

7.   Dissidents also protested against the continuing United States military presence in South Korea on the grounds that it hampered unification dialogue with the North.

8.   A US official statement said that the agreement was concrete evidence of US intentions to retain a military presence in south-east Asia for the forseeable future.

9.   This was taken to be a response to the open call by ASEAN foreign ministers for the continued US military presence in the region.

10.   Persistent reports of an Iranian military presence in Sudan had been denied, however, by Sudanese government officials.