Should one of the war aims be the establishment of a truly democratic government in Serbia?

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Rabinder Singh, the QC who represented CND in its challenge to possible war, argued the establishment this week of an International Criminal Court (ICC) posed new issues for British troops.

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The long history of military spending in the United States begins with the establishment of the War Department, in 1789.

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For the record, Yugoslavia was (even under Milosevic), and remains, an enthusiastic supporter of the establishment of a permanent war crimes court.

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But you go to war with the candidate you have, as establishment Republicans are still learning.

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On Saturday Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence said no decision could be made until after Tuesday's meeting between Afghan leaders in Bonn, Germany, which would discuss the establishment of an interim government in the war-torn country.

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But mobilizing for war was a lot cheaper than maintaining a robust defense establishment during the long decades between conflicts, and the nation was insulated from foreign threats by its geography.

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The Act merged the Department of War and the Department of the Navy into the National Military Establishment (NME) headed by the Secretary of Defense.

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The war on spam has recently escalated to a fever pitch, pitting both salacious and establishment e-marketers against those out to stop them: militant antispamming organizations, Internet service providers and even Congress.

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Bush said the war has been "more difficult than we expected, " with reconstruction work and the establishment of a new Iraqi military and police force taking longer than hoped.

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They suggested the formation of an organization much like the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which from its establishment in 1949 maintained the peace of Europe for the duration of the Cold War.

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But the summit participants also are said to have concluded that the establishment of a United Nations peacekeeping force for the area -- considered the best chance to prevent open war in Croatia -- is beyond their reach.

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