Word: saddamism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...They sure are heavy! They're made of concrete. Wary of causing collateral damage (that's military-speak for murdered civilians) that could lead to international sympathy for Saddam Hussein, the U.S. has opted for dropping friendlier, 2,000-lb., laser-guided bombs on military targets. We've tried warm-and-fuzzy wartime techniques before, like when we blasted MANUEL NORIEGA's compound with loud rock music. Once, the CIA considered a plot to make Fidel Castro's hair fall out by putting thallium powder in his boots. The Army also fed unsuspecting U.S. soldiers with...
President George Bush could build an awesome multilateral coalition for going to war with Saddam Hussein, but he didn?t know the price of milk. That was the story of the 1992 presidential campaign, in which Bill Clinton sold himself to America as a candidate focused exclusively on domestic policy...
...course of their journey they encounter members of the Iraqi resistance who have been abandoned by President Bush's policy. Eventually the squad--besides Clooney it includes Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube and rookie Spike Jonze as their sidekick--must choose between greed and helping their new friends escape Saddam's clutches. That choice is pretty much a no-brainer...
...wooden block, rush towards his screaming wife and child. He is dragged back, as the Americans watch, paralyzed with indecision, strung between leaving with their precious cargo and forgetting what they have seen, or helping these people escape. As the tortured Iraqi rebel is dragged back, one of Saddam's soldier's kills his wife...
...stop the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Now I agree with that. And at the whole time, there was that whole interaction going on, that no one even knew about, with the Iraqi Rebels. And, of course, I think Bush should've kept his promise, and helped the rebels overthrow Saddam like he said he would...