1.   The Kuwait embassy in Jordan described the withdrawal as little more than a manoeuvre to disguise the theft of Kuwaiti military equipment.

2.   In Lithuania, Shelov-Kovedyayev criticized the proposed referendum on troop withdrawal as a threat to Russian and Lithuanian security.

3.   A spokeswoman for Friends of the Earth described the withdrawal as a victory for public pressure and the environmental groups.

4.   The national coach has been forced to treat withdrawals as a way of life since taking over the job six-and-a-half years ago.

5.   And one Golan business has used the possibility of a withdrawal as a marketing tool.

6.   Arafat rejected the withdrawal as far too small.

7.   But others see the Redux and Pondimin withdrawals as a market opportunity for companies like Ergo Science.

8.   Enron management characterized the withdrawals as loan repayments, allowing Lay to bypass reporting requirements and the rules delaying stock sales, according to the Senate subcommittee.

9.   Hamas wants to get credit with those Palestinians who see withdrawal as a step toward destruction of Israel, and strengthen its position in the new post-withdrawal Palestine.

10.   Others, however, welcomed the U.S. withdrawal as the important first step to building a more equitable relationship.