When Congress authorized sending marines to Lebanon in 1983, there was with little serious debate.

You know the Patrol never sends marines until they've tried negotiation, Burke.

As long ago as 1912 President Taft sent marines to Nicaragua.

President Fillmore sent marines after these slaves, but Canada refused to extradite them.

The Swedish Parliament withdrew three fighter jets and sent marines to Libya.

There he used his authority to compel the garrison commander to send marines north to meet Bone.

President Clinton contemplates sending marines into Kosovo or bombing Serbia.

"Send marines aboard tonight to look."

He said he had not ruled out sending marines into the city itself, although that was not the plan.

A leading option this week is to send an expanded complement of Special Operations forces, instead of marines or regular Army troops.