From a military point of view, the argument made by the West prior to the summit for excluding aircraft from at least the first phase of the CFE limits still holds: aircraft are not able to seize and hold territory -- the sort of weapons that give rise to concerns about the prospects for aggression.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Barak believes too readily in the efficacy of air power and in the ability of elite ground units to rapidly seize and hold land.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Few outside tell the story of how he led an angry mob to seize the ballots he had illegally spent government money on to hold his referendum.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Champions of democracy

Quite often, in the rush to prevent an attack, authorities will move in and seize a suspected operative and hold him without trial for an indefinite period of time.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Terrorism combatant brief