At the same time we are being reassured, amidst many loud calls to initiate a war with Iraq, that the U.S. military commitment is wholly defensive.

For the next several minutes, the marquess gave ground, parrying thrust after wild thrust, his movements wholly defensive.

He said, "The mission of our troops is wholly defensive."

At the same time, though, you said that the - that the deployments are wholly defensive.

How can the United States insure that the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait will not stand, if the mission of American troops is "wholly defensive," to protect Saudi Arabia?

The bowling side is subjected to fielding restrictions during an ODI, in order to prevent teams from setting wholly defensive fields.

Grant was not entirely satisfied with Warren's victory, which he rightly characterized as wholly defensive in nature.

The forces going into Saudi Arabia, Mr. Bush insisted, are "wholly defensive" and have no mission "to drive the Iraqis out of Kuwait."

This "wholly defensive" doctrine was quickly abandoned when, on 8 August, Iraq declared Kuwait to be Iraq's 19th province and Saddam named his cousin, Ali Hassan Al-Majid, as its military-governor.

In response, the United States launched a wholly defensive mission to the Middle East named Operation Desert Shield.