Word: counterattack
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...occasion for Dole's Bosnia posturing was the Serb attack on the Muslim area of Bihac. In fact, as the French pointed out accurately, it was a counterattack. The Muslims began this round with a fierce surprise offensive in late October that won them 95 sq. mi. of Serb-controlled territory and quiet applause from the U.S. Now that the gambit has backfired and the Bosnian government is blaming everyone but itself, Dole is pushing for more NATO bombing, for lifting the arms embargo and for other forms of flailing unilateralism...
...government defenders. If the Serbs were to take Bihac, they would forge a more solid link between their holdings in Bosnia and Krajina across the border in Croatia. The threat of such a consolidated Serb ministate reaching into Croatia could then set off a counterattack by the Croatian army. "The Croats are very nervous," says a senior U.S. official. "There's a war party in Zagreb that would like nothing better than an excuse to fight...
Soon enough, the Tigers learned that they could counterattack. And that it would work...
...fourth goal of the game was not Harvard's however, but instead it was another tally for Providence on a slick counterattack, and the game was pretty much over...
...particular, the Crimson impressed with its counterattack. A "Counterattack" is the water polo equivalent of a "fast break." It is a team's ability to recover from the defensive end and make a bold offensive move. Harvard team's of the past have striven incorporate a solid counterattack into their gameplans. This year's team seems to be doing...