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forces until UN directives forced a reversal, has never been settled.

But in doing so, the Iraq war has forced the Pentagon to acknowledge and confront these chronic problems for the first time in more than a decade.

We know that not one member of our Air Force, whether they're civilian, active, Guard, or Reserve, was forced to be here.

When Kazakhstan declared independence in December 1991 it did not possess an army and so was forced to form an organization from disparate parts of what remained from the Soviet military.

Arnold's heroic charge routed the Hessians, cut off an escape route for the British army, and forced Burgoyne to retreat to Saratoga.

Instead of heading straight back to their base with their detainees in a ground convoy, the 100-odd Rangers and Delta commandos were forced to hunker down around the first crash site, as Aidid's forces converged on them from across the city.

The Fourth Amendment standard of "reasonableness" is not conducive to "precise definition or mechanical application,"(5) but "requires careful attention to the facts and circumstances of each particular case," as viewed "...from the perspective of a reasonable officer at the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight...." Moreover, allowances must be made for the fact that officers "...are often forced to make split-second judgments - in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving - about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation."(6)

He challenged me, pushed me, cajoled me, and forced me to improve; to get the mission done and to prepare me for the future.