61.  If Clinton fails to deliver the US troops it is extremely unlikely that any western forces will go to Bosnia.

62.  Iran is strongly opposed to the presence of US and other Western forces in the region and calls for feuding Iraqi Kurds to reach a settlement on their own.

63.  Iran is strongly opposed to the presence of Western forces in the Gulf and has urged its Arab neighbors to expel them.

64.  Iran is strongly opposed to the presence of US and other Western forces in Iraq.

65.  Islamic nations stand ready to provide peacekeeping troops to defend the people of Bosnia-Hercegovina if western UN forces are withdrawn, Pakistani ambassador Hamad Kamal said Friday.

66.  Iran has denounced the presence of Western forces in the Gulf and calls for regional cooperation to ensure security.

67.  A UN official here earlier said that western forces would hit the Serbs Tuesday night.

68.  Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic meanwhile stepped up pressure on western allies to launch a military strike by rejecting any further peace talks unless western forces destroy Bosnia Serb guns.

69.  China argues that bilateral disputes, while important, are less of a threat than that posed by perceived hostile western forces, led by the United States.

70.  Chinese demands for the return of ethnic Uighurs could cause difficulties for Western forces in Afghanistan.