Word: patriotism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Those who truly love their country neither thoughtlessly leave it nor blindly agree with everything their government does, but instead make their voices heard to right the wrongs that they see. The true patriot takes the burden of expressing what (s)he thinks is best for the country, and not simply falling into the false patriotism that Emerson described as "the last refuge of a scoundrel...
...troops have been deployed to defend Israel. American crews are manning Patriot antimissile batteries...
...missile has intercepted and destroyed another in combat, when a Patriot downed a Scud...
...only 18 in the second seven days. And in the first half of the war's third week only four launchings were recorded: three warheads fell on or near the Israeli-occupied West Bank, causing no reported casualties, and another aimed at Riyadh was destroyed by a Patriot missile. But 1,500 sorties have been directed against Scuds, the most against any single type of target, and that has delayed and lessened the assault against such other vital targets as supply lines and the Republican Guards. Also, Iraq has proved more adept than expected at repairing runways, roads, radar...
...court conservatives on emotional and divisive social issues, he made no mention of abortion, flag burning or affirmative action. Nor did he raise the controversial question of military spending, except to call for shoring up a "refocused" Star Wars program in light of the successes scored by the Patriot antimissile system in the gulf. Overall military spending, however, is likely to decrease, according to the 1992 budget being submitted this week by the Pentagon, which calls for a $3.9 billion cut in projected 1992 defense outlays of $298.9 billion...