21.  Diplomats also said Croatia does not want a multinational force strong enough to impede its military option of retaking Eastern Slavonia if the Serbs stall on their withdrawal.

22.  Discussions within the White House have dwelled on suggestions that the most successful pre-emptive acts may not necessarily be the most drastic military options.

23.  Early last week, the White House was adamant about presenting only diplomatic solutions to the standoff, leaving any military options as a long shot.

24.  For America, the winter means its military options will be narrowed, as dirt roads become impassable.

25.  For the time being, however, Bush remains focused on the near term, meeting with legislators to review military options and the domestic consequences of the attacks.

26.  Given the specter of a war escalating to a nuclear exchange neither side wants, India has had no good military options.

27.  He has dispatched immense firepower to the Persian Gulf, keeping his military options not just open but obvious.

28.  Having concluded that it had few good military options to force Baghdad to accept the inspections, the Clinton administration was willing to try diplomacy, even Russian diplomacy.

29.  If the Russians do not agree, but the French, British, and Americans do, then the military option would be likely to prevail.

30.  In addition, The Times in considering several others, including a look at U.S. military options and a scene story from Baghdad.