71.  Without Mathis, the American attack has been flaccid.

72.  Opposition commanders have complained the American attacks were too weak to crack the Taliban.

73.  Opposition commanders had been complaining that the American attacks were too weak and poorly coordinated to crack the Taliban.

74.  President Boris Yeltsin expressed outrage Friday over American attacks on alleged terrorist sites in Sudan and Afghanistan, a news agency said.

75.  A middle-aged man visiting the shelter, Abdul Jawad, was asked about a possible new American attack and said only he could do nothing to stop it.

76.  A sticking point appears to be the American attacks, which many governments believe only complicated the situation.

77.  Al-Sahhaf said that Iraq still feared an American attack, although the U.N. Security Council draft resolution makes no mention of a military response.

78.  American attacks or threats against Saddam often serve to boost his popularity at home, where he is respected by some for standing up to the West.

79.  American military attacks would continue in Afghanistan even after the interim administration was set up, said Richard Haas, the U.S. coordinator for policy on Afghanistan.

80.  Al-Sahhaf also listed examples of targets struck in the American attack, including factories and the headquarters of the security police and military intelligence.