NATOs supreme allied commander in Europe, General Joseph W. Ralston,
who is also commander-in-chief of U.S. forces in Europe, adresses a
news conference in Vienna September 18, 2001. Ralston said that
casualties would be unavoidable among U.S. forces when they retaliated
against the perpetrators of last weeks attacks in New York and
Washington. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

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