Word: gulf
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spells during the past few years are coming back only to find their labor forces depleted. Many workers from the long-depressed oil-and-gas industry found new careers after they were laid off, and do not care to return to the unpredictable energy business. Texas- based Zapata Gulf Marine, whose tugs supply offshore rigs, has been forced to lay up three of its 354 ships because it cannot find chief engineers to staff them...
...Public memorial services took place in at least four cities. At Bandar Abbas, the coastal town from which the doomed jet took off, reporters were given a look at some of the bloated and mutilated bodies of the victims, about 170 of whom had been dragged from the Persian Gulf by week...
...rhetoric aside, many analysts concluded that immediate retaliation against the U.S. was unlikely. For one thing, the Iranians appear to lack the military capability to strike an effective blow at U.S. forces in the region. Though the Revolutionary Guards' Boghammar speedboats continue to threaten neutral shipping in the crowded gulf, any attempt to confront U.S. warships patrolling in the area would be suicidal. And sponsorship of new terrorist bombings or kidnapings would only turn international public opinion against Iran, taking much of the onus...
...remove the wave of propaganda that is now heaped on America's head." By showing moderation, the Iranians apparently hope to press their propaganda advantage when the United Nations Security Council considers Iran's call for condemnation of the U.S. and withdrawal of the American fleet from the Persian Gulf...
Dukakis has long been advocating greater emphasis on conventional weapons. When the U.S. Navy sailed into harm's way in the Persian Gulf, Dukakis was driving to Washington's airport with Georgetown's Albright, a close adviser. "He said it was mind-boggling that the U.S. didn't have any minesweepers available," she recalls. "He was also stunned by the horror stories he heard about the lack of ammunition and spare parts...