Word: expellable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...might not have enough military muscle on hand to liberate Kuwait by force. Said former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director James Schlesinger: "The President may have gotten himself to a point where he can neither back up nor go forward because he lacks the military capacity to expel the Iraqis." The Pentagon conceded it could have a serious fight on its hands. The million-man Iraqi army is battle-experienced (although its morale is in doubt after the eight-year war with Iran and Saddam's frequent purges of the officer corps). Moreover, Iraq's forward air defense...
...Senate ethics committee has reached that stage. Usually, the accused lawmaker resigns ahead of time, as Wright did. New Jersey's Harrison Williams, enmeshed in the Abscam bribery scandal, waited out a formal investigation in 1981, then resigned before the Senate could vote on the panel's recommendation to expel...
...member Knesset must give house room to a stunning variety of opinions in an exceptionally opinionated nation. Its 15 parties offer something for everyone: ultra- Orthodox rabbis who disdain Israeli statehood, Zionist leftists and Arab communists who support Palestinian statehood, and right-wing extremists who want to expel the Palestinians...
...That's Guhan's interpretation," Tolis said. "Guhan and I decided [not to expel the members], period...
...wrong. The chairperson's word is whatsticks. I think I have the final say. For Athan tosay we didn't expel people goes against what theexecutive board passed...