There will be neither the volunteers nor the money required to field thewholesale additional American troops that might bolster the security situation in Iraq.

That may require European troops to stay longer than their planned withdrawal date of mid-August.

"If the works had been sufficiently manned", wrote Dahlgren, "it would have required good troops to take the work."

And if that requires troops, some will have to be Americans.

This contradiction could become a crisis in a future conflict requiring American troops based in Japan.

These tasks require well-trained, disciplined troops, or the result will be further alienation of the population.

And it doesn't require troops, which, despite a new law, Japan's Constitution still prevents from being sent abroad for military missions.

It may require troops, but we don't know how many yet.

As a result, the American military prepared ground forces for chemical attacks, requiring troops to frequently don chemical protective suits.

As these achievements come, it should require fewer American troops to accomplish our mission.