That army would be mostly cavalry, with only enough men on foot to clear trails and protect the camps.

After all, the army would protect them!

"They're against the terrorists but they know that the army and the paramilitary troops cannot protect them for ever At some point, they'll have to go."

He said it was for their own good, because the army could not protect the encampments.

The army has even protected Sunni residents from the Shiite police.

Several analysts said in interviews that they feared the army would close ranks and protect its own.

"We want the army and the United Nations to come in here and protect us," he said.

The settlers were barred from moving down to the beach, on the grounds that the army could not protect them there.

And he realized his army could not protect him.