What Paul Bremer said yesterday is they didn't have enough troops to secure the country.

C41 didn't have the troops to secure the entire treeline.

We don't have enough troops to secure the country, and the Iraqi forces have shown neither the strength nor the will to do it themselves.

It said the troops returned fire and secured the area.

Despite casualties and strong opposition, our troops continued to press forward and successfully secured three other important features by evening of the same day.

His troops had secured the territory they had originally intended to take, and there was no need for further advance.

Judith simply did not have enough troops to secure her position.

Technically superior, the Soviets did not have enough troops to establish control over the countryside and to secure the border.

Arshad said troops had secured 80 percent of the complex and were moving slowly, as the resistance was intense in the remaining areas.

A particular problem here in the south is the fact that British troops have still not totally secured Basra, the regional center.