At some point, he said, large numbers of ground troops are likely to be needed.
He had yet to order his ground troops to fire.
It could be done now with no outside ground troops.
Just in the spirit of trying to get the answer, does that mean no American ground troops?
The move, however, will not silence the debate over ground troops.
Where are the ground troops to open up the land corridor?
About 26,000 British ground troops took part in the operation.
A total of 155,000 American ground troops were on alert.
Its primary function was close air support for ground troops.
Some said the ground troops were going, but not the air wing.