Word: bitter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Allied forces recaptured that town, the sprawling beachside community of Khafji, within a day, but victory came only after bitter street fighting. Artillery duels along the Saudi-Kuwaiti border and firefights between U.S. Marines and groups of Iraqi troops crossing that border continued into the weekend...
Third seed George Polsky cleared the courts in a jiffy. The senior, famous for his ability to fight to the bitter end, didn't even have a chance to show his tenacity. Polsky's speed and an innovative spin-around-shot easily outwitted Sophomore Tad Hogan's firm rails...
...home front, there are ennobling signs that the nation has transcended the bitter legacy of Vietnam. Aside from a few ill-timed sneers by Dan Quayle, no major public figure has maligned the patriotism of the antiwar protesters. Whatever one's personal views on the wisdom of the war, there is a collective sense of respect and obligation toward the men and women in uniform. Yes, the volunteer army means that the sacrifice of having a son, a relative, a friend in Saudi Arabia is shared unevenly. My own burden is scant. But class and caste also shielded people like...
...security forces. "There is not a single Iraqi who likes Saddam." But at the same time, many Arab Americans echo the charge that the U.S. employs a double standard, enforcing these U.N. sanctions against Iraq, while failing to press Israel to address the Palestinian problem. They are also bitter at the bigotry they have encountered since the crisis erupted. "I agree that Saddam is a ruthless dictator," says Mike Maatouk, 19, a sophomore at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, "but the end result of all this killing is that my Arab race, my people, are being pulled back 100 years...
...years, American military hardware has been the butt of bitter jokes, taxpayer complaints and congressional investigations. To judge by the cost overruns and testing mishaps, the U.S. arsenal seemed to consist of planes that spun out of control, tanks too cumbersome to maneuver and spare parts with Tiffany price tags. What a difference a war makes. Now that U.S. Patriots are chasing down Scuds and laser-guided bombs are nailing targets in Iraq, the once derided weaponry has become the star of the war. Suddenly, everybody is a weapons buff...