Word: patriotism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Since their dramatic success in shooting down Iraqi SCUDs during the Gulf war, Patriot missiles have become a household word for most Americans...
...while the U.S. Army will buy just enough Patriot missiles to replace those it used during the conflict, it has no plans to buy more in the future, said David G. Harris, public affairs officer at the U.S. Army missile command in Red Stone, Alabama...
...That's just bullshit media," Harris said. "There simply is no long line of people with money waiting to buy Patriot missiles as a result...
...George Bush a green light to start the war. Now they may be even more anxious than the Republicans to push new weapons. Contends Lawrence Korb, an Under Secretary of Defense in the Reagan Administration: "The Democrats on Capitol Hill are in shell shock. To stand up against the Patriot now would be unpatriotic...
...Patriot. The missiles, which cost about $900,000 each earlier this year, were to be phased out in next year's budget because the 3,200 in Army inventories were sufficient. Only about 130 were used in the war. Nonetheless, an additional $214 million was included in the appropriation to buy 158 of the missiles. They cost more, it was explained, because they are being improved...