Word: desertic
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...decision by the anti-war movement to excuse--nay, pat on the back--the foot-soldiers of this allegedly immoral war is downright scary. It is inconsistent to argue the immorality of Desert Storm while giving the moral green light to American soldiers in Saudi Arabia. Carried to its logical conclusion, such a stance would sanction the most morally despicable conduct by individuals--so long as they were only following orders...
Make no mistake about it--many of the same anti-war activists who support the troops of Desert Storm find their mission to be, like Vietnam, immoral (and not simply unwise). In the words of the Perspective columnist, Desert Storm is "senseless, dehumanized, hypocritical violence instigated by the United States." But in the eyes of the anti-war movement, the agents of this immorality--American troops--share none of the blame for the conduct...
...troops" say, for example, in the case of a Nazi SS soldier ordered to serve as a guard at Auschwitz during World War II? Is he a baby-killing monster like the Vietnam veteran, morally accountable for his actions? Or is he a "hero" like the soldier of Desert Storm, deserving "support" and "honor" because he had "no choice but to follow orders...
...suppression system that can put out a flame in a quarter of a second and are shielded by armor plates containing nonradioactive uranium 2 1/2 times as dense as steel. But some specialists fear that the tanks, which rely on computerized controls and finicky electronics, could be undone by desert dust. Another worry: that their gas-guzzling turbine engines could run dry in mid-battle...
...systems encounter unexpected trouble they usually do not just slow down; they crash. The Pentagon has not shown any TV pictures of "smart" bombs flying a perfect path into the side of a camel. But as the Scud hits have demonstrated, mistakes do happen. One aircraft expert says the desert sand has wreaked havoc with the British Tornado jets, lodging in the turbine engine blades and melting into glass. If blades on U.S. jets are faring better, it may be because enginemakers imported tons of Saudi sand for tests several years ago and modified their equipment accordingly...