"U.S. Army-shaped charges are more than capable of penetrating concrete and armor plating".
Despite its losses on battlefields, the Egyptian army has shaped a narrative of itself as the able defender of national sovereignty and security.
Unfinished wrangling over the relationship between the rebel brigades and the national army will shape the way Libya works, as will the way power is shared between Islamists and liberals.
At Cross Creek, General MacDonald was trying desperately to whip his Tory army into shape.
The baron was the consummate drillmaster who whipped Washington's army into shape.
With the fighting in Tripoli, two opposing armies took shape.
Politicians who want to make peace with India are a particular target.The army's power shapes Pakistani foreign policy, too.
"There's a line of thought that says, 'As long as he keeps the army in good shape and the city of Pyongyang in shape, the rest of the country can go to hell,' " said Noland.
But he believed the police and army had been shaped into sustainable institutions that were strong enough to protect a critical presidential election next year, and guarantee stability for the majority of the country after the western withdrawal.
He said that overall the police and army had been shaped into sustainable institutions strong enough to protect a critical presidential election next year and guarantee stability for the majority of the country after Western forces withdrew.
