Word: precisionism
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Many expect popular support for the war to erode once ground fighting commences. No doubt, some will. But the same public opinion polls that now show war approval rates as high as 90 percent also reveal that a growing majority expects a long and hard struggle. Far from being just...
The culmination of his efforts is a power-packed 90-minute musical revue that will run for five weeks starting Feb. 7. It boasts snappy show tunes, precision tap lines, and leggy ladies in dazzling costumes dripping with sequins and feathers. All this is sandwiched between an opening carnival act...
Once battle began, confusion was compounded by the use of such terms as air supremacy and precision bombing, which mean something particular to military officers but carry more sweeping implications for the untutored listener. The peculiar physical circumstances of the war, which so far have afforded reporters few direct opportunities...
Though Thom took a lot of teasing about his paramilitary pursuits, he fascinated some kids at Mariposa County High School with tales about a secret cave called Havoc, where he claimed to have stored a cache of weapons. Thom could identify knives and guns with uncanny precision, and his military...
Schwarzkopf reeled off impressive figures last week: 33 of 36 bridges hit on the supply lines between Iraq and Kuwait; truck traffic on the main Baghdad- to-Kuwait City road reduced to 10% of normal. But one or two of his claims might raise a skeptical eyebrow. The number of...