Word: bombe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...readiness and enthusiasm with which some Americans approach the decision to bomb is linked to the disparity in human cost on the U.S. and Iraqi sides of the conflict. The Gulf War and its televised missile operations gave us an impression that the conflict was costless. For the Iraqis, however, it was not. If American losses were expected to be on par with Iraqi casualties, it can safely be said that we in the U.S. would not be so eager to attack...
...served on reconnaissance missions," Doctor said. "I picked up the bodies of the dead American soldiers when Saddam decided to bomb Saudi Arabia. I know What evil he is up to Most of these marchers, they have never seen...
...having a "girlfriend"--a word as innocent or suggestive as a child makes it out to be. Words we wanted to avoid: adultery, affair and, of course, sex. Who knows how long it would take a teacher to regain control of giggling fourth-graders after that three-letter bomb exploded in class...
...conference or stand silent until after his State of the Union address. Then, at 4 p.m., he took an hour break from the mess to think about going to war. He walked into the Cabinet Room, where his top foreign and defense officials were debating whether and how to bomb Iraq, maps and target lists spread on the table. He had met with the same officials on the same issue two weeks before, and now plunged directly into the discussion. "He just picked right up," says a participant, "where we had left off at the last meeting...
...drain away in the bloodletting over Interngate. As Administration officials tell it, the scandal posed no problem. And to make the point more emphatically, officials say, "He certainly has no trouble concentrating on issues of war and peace." In other words, Clinton is thinking very carefully about whether to bomb Iraq and punish Saddam Hussein for defying U.N. arms inspectors...