The measure reaffirmed an earlier vote that ground forces were not to be deployed to Libya.
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Then conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq proved ground forces were still indispensable in defeating insurgents.
British officers accept that American ground forces have more fighting power, and are often more daring.
And the president appointed Lieutenant General David Petraeus to take over ground forces in Iraq.
He said Germany was not asked to supply air or ground forces in Afghanistan.
Similarly, France andGermany have made it clear they will not provide ground forces in Iraq.
Similarly, France and Germany have made it clear they will not provide ground forces in Iraq.
He plans to cut back on naval shipbuilding, shrink our Air Force, and slash our ground forces.
As discussed above, the latter goal required significantly enhanced ground forces in order to occupy enemy territory.
Ground forces were eventually sent in, but too few and too late to find and destroy the missiles.
As a result, South Korea contributes substantial numbers of aircraft, ground forces and materiel toward its own defense.
As for Bosnia, only our NATO ground forces, including thousands of Americans, keep the place from flying apart.
It was unclear whether the vehicles had been struck by missiles fired from helicopters or by ground forces.
And then on the Middle East again -- is the U.S. fearful about Israeli ground forces entering Gaza?
The AC-130 gunship is designed for precise attacks in urban areas while providing close support for ground forces.
The need for ground forces in the post-conflict phase is a different question.
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Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan, commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces, told reporters Sunday.
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They expressly did not want the introduction, for instance, of foreign ground forces or a more robust military mandate.
By striking from the air against Gadhafi's ground forces, we have saved lives.
Our ground forces today are easily the best in U.S. history and are by far the finest in the world.
Once you rule out ground forces, then there are going to be some inherent limitations to our air strike operations.
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None of these actions would require the United States to deploy large numbers of ground forces in the former Yugoslavia.
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There is growing concern that NATO ground forces will be sent in if Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi does not step down.
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There's a reason that U.S. ground forces haven't suffered a battlefield casualty from hostile aircraft since 1952, during the Korean War.
So it may well be possible to take Kandahar without the necessity of deploying U.S. ground forces to accomplish that goal.
Evicting the intruders from their mountain redoubts with ground forces alone was beginning to look like a protracted and expensive task.
Ricardo Sanchez, commander of American ground forces in Iraq said U.S. forces in the area responded as soon as the attack occurred.
Bumpers has made no secret of his interest in obtaining the complete withdrawal of these ground forces at the earliest possible moment.
At some point we will have to move significant ground forces into Afghanistan, as well as, perhaps, into Iraq and other areas.
What makes this different is that this is going to be a long-term increase in the size of ground forces in Iraq.
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