Word: jerseyed
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Many Middle East specialists suggest that the U.S., instead of ordering the New Jersey to fire at the Syrians, should try harder to engage in a dialogue with them. The Reagan Administration is hampered by the fact that it still views Syria as little more than a Soviet puppet, although Assad is at best a prickly partner for Moscow. On the other hand, many experts believe that if Washington persists in spoiling for a battle with Syria, Assad will only gain prestige in the Middle East for standing up to a superpower. If the U.S. respects Syria's interests...
That night we moved to a Druze-run hotel at some distance from the area of the most concentrated fighting. But we could not escape the sound of warfare. As we reached the seaside hotel, the U.S.S. New Jersey opened up on artillery positions in the hills behind the city. Huge flashes of fire were followed by clouds of orange smoke. With each blast, the light fittings trembled, the windows rattled, and our hearts, for a second, stopped beating...
Then the U.S. battleship New Jersey began its bombardment. Suddenly the concern in Congress was how the Administration's new rules of engagement squared with the terms of the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which was the basis of congressional approval five months ago for the Marine presence in Lebanon. Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker formally asked the White House for an explanation. On Wednesday, Speaker O'Neill declared that the bombing and shelling of Syrian positions in Lebanon were "absolutely not" within the discretionary powers of the President under last year's congressional approval for sending...
Philadelphia 114, New Jersey...
...Jersey 6, Hartford...