Chen immediately reacted by conspiring with the New Guangxi clique to overthrow Chiang under the pretext of his failure to confront Japanese aggression.

The armed forces shall be unified, prepared, and trained in order that they may be able to shoulder their national responsibilities in confronting Israeli aggression.

Kathleen L. Friend, a New Rochelle psychotherapist, said such dilemmas reflect the difficulties people have confronting aggression - either their own, or others'.

In the statement, the two leaders pledged to confront "Zionist aggression" and urged "all factions and resistance forces to coordinate."

We have to confront the Sharon phenomenon, the emergence of extremist, fascist power and aggression in Israel.

No one, friend or foe, should doubt our desire for peace and no one should underestimate our determination to confront aggression.

Hojatolislam Hashemi Rafsanjani, the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, called for a weeklong mobilization to "confront American aggression."

The Higher Defence Council chief, General Said Eid, said Lebanon stood ready to confront Israeli aggression "by all available means."

But there are times when any nation that values its own freedom must confront aggression.

"We must remain prepared to confront aggression."