Word: exploited
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...impossible while Israel considered itself militarily supreme and Egypt was paralyzed by humiliation. In 1972 he expelled Soviet troops from his country because of the disrespect shown by Soviet leaders toward Egyptians but above all because they would surely seek to impede his planned military move or else exploit it for Soviet ends. The following year he fought a war not to acquire a specific sliver of territory but to restore Egypt's self-respect and thereby increase its diplomatic flexibility. Clearly, there had been an intelligence failure. What no one believed?the consumers no more than the producers...
...Yaffe tends to get frustrated," adds Long, who believes Koziara's experience enables her to exploit her size more effectively...
...troops in precious hard currency. Moreover, the Cubans have not succeeded in stamping out the resistance of Jonas Savimbi, a South African-backed rebel whose forces roam free in much of southern Angola. Dos Santos evidently believes a Cuban withdrawal will bring in significant Western economic aid to exploit Angola's vast mineral resources. But any withdrawal of the Cubans would leave open to question the fate of Savimbi and his antigovernment forces. Says one U.S. analyst: "There are many divisions among Angolans. It's hard to figure out what they want...
...guerrillas are not trying to gain and hold large areas of territory. They are not capable of doing so, and in any case their strategy at the moment is evidently to kill as many soldiers as possible, exploit the army's human rights abuses, and disrupt the economy and the upcoming elections. In past months, the insurgents, who number between 4,000 and 6,000, compared with the 14,000-member Salvadoran army, have aimed at destroying or dominating transportation and communication links. They have often been highly successful: last August, up to 75% of the country was without...
Speaking to about 50 people at the Russian Research Center, Jeremy R. Azrael '56, senior adviser on Soviet affairs in the U.S. Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, said that the Soviets are prepared to "exploit low-risk targets" in areas where the U.S. is "powerless" to intervene, and that Soviet arms buildups will continue through at least...