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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fighting have attracted support abroad or at home. No allies urged the U.S. to move in, and most of the Arab coalition members remain anxious to get U.S. troops out. Bush aides charge that many of the critics either were indulging in moralistic posturing or were just eager to knock the President. "Can you imagine how we would be pounded if we were 'bogged down' in an 'inconclusive civil war' in Iraq?" asks one official...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Course of Conscience | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

Last year, the Panthers visited Ohiri and, though the two teams battled for most of the game, were unable to knock off the then seventh-ranked Crimson...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Adelphi Poses 'Immense' Challenge to Struggling Laxmen | 4/13/1991 | See Source »

...known that B.C. came charging from behind to knock off the Crimson in the first game, 10-8, which was marred by Harvard errors. It is not known, however, who won the nightcap. Neither the players, nor managers or even fans...

Author: By Josie Karp, | Title: B.C., Darkness Beat Batsmen | 4/5/1991 | See Source »

...League teams are any indicator, it takes more than the length of one season to devise a game plan to knock off the Tigers...

Author: By Josie Karp, | Title: It Can't Be All That Bad | 3/5/1991 | See Source »

...that classic military theory says the attacker should have to be confident of victory. They do hold the great advantage of choosing the point at which they will aim their assault and massing great local superiority there. Using artillery and air attacks with cluster bombs, they will try to knock out Iraqi guns and troop emplacements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strategy: Saddam's Deadly Trap | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

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