11.  The only force capable of getting this job done is NATO, the powerful military alliance of democracies that has guaranteed our security for a half century now.

12.  The United States has established contact with the Northern Alliance in the hope that it will serve as a ground force capable of dislodging the radical Islamic Taliban government.

13.  Their flight will not necessarily strengthen opposition forces capable of leading Iraq in a less belligerent direction or easing the sufferings of the Iraqi people.

14.  A majority of the Council members has expressed a preference for the third option, a robust military force capable of deterrence and other action, diplomatic sources say.

15.  Britain may have to develop more forces capable of being deployed quickly to fight terrorist threats, the defense review said.

16.  But that also would draw in NATO, the only force capable of helping the peacekeepers get out.

17.  Continued unrest here and elsewhere has led many Afghans to conclude they need a larger international peacekeeping force capable of operating nationwide and not simply in Kabul.

18.  Dostum commands the only other major military force still capable of standing up to the Taliban.

19.  Nigerian troops have been involved in several other conflicts, including Sierra Leone, and have proven a capable force.

20.  Nevertheless, many analysts said the PRD did better than expected, showing that it, too, has become a political force capable of seriously challenging the PRI.