Word: desertic
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...changed--and so has my perspective on what America really stands for. I thought I was fighting for the America of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness--the mythical America whose real life exploits aren't taught in grade school. Now, after following closely President Bush's Operation Desert Shield in the Middle East, I recognize these real life exploits--exploits of unprincipled mega-greed and imperialism...
...August 6, President Bush--on the advice of Gen. Colin L. Powell, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff--launched Operation Desert Shield with the intent of liberating Kuwait from Iraqi occupation...
...course, some Americans don't have a problem waging war over the price of oil. But for me, Operation Desert Shield represents the negation of every reason that led me to join the military...
With the spectacle of Operation Desert Shield, Gorbachev's joining the U.S. in denouncing dictators and a dubious U.S.-Syrian alliance, I have learned that there are no abiding principles guiding American foreign policy...
...would have been slaughtered." Since then, at least 40,000 American soldiers and Marines and almost a million tons of equipment have followed. But senior officers say they still need another month or two of rapid buildup to reach adequate defensive strength. Only last week, 22 days after Operation Desert Shield got under way, did the first M-1 tanks, which would be essential for fighting Iraqi armor, arrive at Saudi ports...