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...flanking attack around the western tip of Kuwait by forcing American, British or Arab troops that have been moving west to shift back to the east. Perhaps he also tried to take some of the bombing pressure off his supply lines and rear installations by forcing the U.S. to divert planes into close support of ground forces along the border...
...action "environmental terrorism," Saddam had probably unleashed the oil with military purposes in mind. Tar balls could gum up the desalinization plants along the Saudi coast that provide most of the fresh water to the gulf countries as well as to allied troops. As the Saudis scrambled to divert the slick with surface booms, plans were considered to extend intake lines deep into unpolluted waters and provide backup water supplies. President George Bush sent an interagency team to Saudi Arabia to assist the containment effort...
Searching for mobile Scud launchers last week did divert allied warplanes from bombing targets of greater military importance. That and heavy clouds over Iraq and Kuwait early in the week briefly slowed the tempo of the air assault. Many allied planes carry infrared devices and guidance systems that enable them to hit targets they cannot see. But assessment of bomb damage can only be done visually, which is impossible through clouds. That in turn makes it difficult to decide which planes should be sent to hit targets a second time and which can pound new ones...
...realization that preserving the biosphere can also save money might be the salvation of the environmental movement if the industrial world should enter a deep recession. It is true that war or an economic downturn might divert resources that could otherwise be used for such projects as restoring wetlands and rivers. But Denis Hayes, the leading organizer of Earth Day, argues that hard times might have the positive benefit of causing people and businesses to change their throwaway mentalities and adopt a more conserving approach...
...late 1988, in which the corporation assumed some $25 billion in debt, the company has lost market share to rival Philip Morris because RJR's management is so absorbed with managing the huge LBO, many analysts contend. In addition, loan payments, which average 30% of corporate cash flow, often divert money away from more productive pursuits, including research, advertising and capital spending. While Phillips Petroleum was digging out from under its $9 billion debt, the corporation had to pass up several opportunities to acquire crude-oil reserves at bargain prices...