His chief goal was the military fight in the name of "freedom, territorial integrity and independence".

Mr. Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, have made it clear they don't want a military fight with North Korea, a more fearsome adversary.

The military fights back to little avail.

"The longer we stay in Iraq, the less of a military fight it becomes," the general said.

Because this war on terrorism is not simply a military fight.

The town was aligned with the Ghibellines against the Guelphs in the political and military fights of the 13th century.

"If this thing goes to a military fight," Ms. Frazer said, "it's a bloodbath."

Mangold has over 16,000 hours of flying time, including 2,500 hours of military fights and 5,500 hours of aerobatics.

"The military fight is not viable," Mr. Cesar said at a news conference here Friday.

It would have been themed to resemble an air field with a series of hangars containing attractions based on America's military fight using virtual reality technology.