Only because the U.S. and its allies have, at great cost, demonstrated their ability to press the conflict toward a decisive military conclusion.

The declaration issued by the three leaders on conclusion of the conference on 1 December 1943, recorded the following military conclusions:

The Iran-Iraq War failed to reach a military conclusion despite Iraq's use of chemical weapons.

How about a bread-and-butter military conclusion?"

Miscellaneous No. 8 (1947) Military Conclusions of the Tehran Conference.

Military Conclusions The great objectives in the building up of the German armed forces will continue to be determined by the antagonism of the Western democracies.

During October and November 1520, both sides accepted that a military conclusion would soon be necessary and actively devoted themselves to fundraising, recruiting soldiers, and training their troops.

On the following day, Major Rudolf Schmundt, the Fuehrer's new military aide, prepared a summary of the discussion, which was divided into three parts: "political aspects," "military conclusions'" and "propaganda.

Coming to "military conclusions," the Fuihrer and his general decide that "preparations are to be made for the political possibilities (2) and (3), but that the latter is best - that is, to provoke an "incident" for "lightning-swift action" by having their own Ambassador in Prague assassinated!

If the Bush Administration is annoyed with the Soviets for interposing themselves on the eve of an anticipated major ground war and preventing a clear-cut military conclusion - and some officials no doubt are - the White House kept it well hidden this evening, treating the initiative by President Mikhail S. Gorbachev publicly with great respect.