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...without appearing to be a warmonger. Most U.S. officials interpreted Assad's decision as a signal that Syria wants a rapprochement with the U.S., rather than more confrontation. White House aides insist that Syria has been impressed by American willingness to strike back, with both fighter-bombers and battleship guns, and point out that U.S. reconnaissance planes have not been shot at since mid-December...
Born and raised in Kansas City, Annapolis-trained Long, 63, spent part of World War II aboard the battleship Colorado. Entering the submarine service after the war ended, he received his first command at the age of 34. After a stint in Washington helping to develop the Navy's fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, Long went back to sea at the helm of the Patrick Henry, among the first of the new subs. By 1977 Long was a full admiral and Vice Chief of Naval Operations, and two years later he was made Commander in Chief of U.S. Forces...
...lieutenant was a member of the 1,800-man U.S. peace-keeping force in Lebanon, and the "big babies" were the battleship New Jersey's 16-in. guns, which fired their 1,900-lb. shells last week for the first time in combat since the Viet Nam War. The New Jersey, which has been cruising off the Lebanese coast since September, entered the on-again, off-again fighting after U.S. reconnaissance planes drew fire from antiaircraft batteries manned either by Syrian soldiers or by Syrian-supported Druze fighters. The battleship hurled eleven of the big shells in its first...
...experienced Israeli officers conceded that a perfect bombing run against Syria's heavily fortified installations was virtually impossible. All the more surprising, therefore, was the U.S. decision to risk an air strike when an alternative was available: shelling the Syrian positions with the 16-in. guns of the battleship New Jersey, cruising off the Lebanese coast well within range of the Syrian targets. A Navy spokesman insisted that a "forward observer," such as a reconnaissance plane, would have been needed to help the battleship's guns zero in on Syria's missile batteries and to minimize civilian...
...primary effect of the Marines' presence in Lebanon has been to provide backing for the fledgling government of President Amin Gemayel. For this reason, the Maronite Christians have generally welcomed the peace keepers and in fact have attached an almost symbolic importance to the presence of the U.S. battleship New Jersey in the waters off Beirut...