Word: saudi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Here in Harvard Square, the Massachusetts Army-Navy store has done a booming business in sales of desert camouflage to soldiers since the troops started heading to Saudi Arabia...
Therein lies the fundamental difference between the movement's perceptions of American soldiers in Vietnam and their modern-day counterparts in Saudi Arabia. Unlike Vietnam veterans, individual soldiers in the Gulf are considered tragic heroes, blameless pawns caught up in a situation they cannot control...
...decision by the anti-war movement to excuse--nay, pat on the back--the foot-soldiers of this allegedly immoral war is downright scary. It is inconsistent to argue the immorality of Desert Storm while giving the moral green light to American soldiers in Saudi Arabia. Carried to its logical conclusion, such a stance would sanction the most morally despicable conduct by individuals--so long as they were only following orders...
...Arab-American community, not surprisingly, mirrors the Middle East, with opinions about the war breaking along the battle lines: those with roots in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia largely support the effort, while those with ties to Iraq, Jordan and Syria are most adamantly opposed to the war. There are few apologists for Saddam Hussein. "This guy has been giving me nightmares for 12 years," says an Iraqi now living in New York City whose father was imprisoned and fatally poisoned by Saddam's security forces. "There is not a single Iraqi who likes Saddam." But at the same time, many...
...Scud hits have demonstrated, mistakes do happen. One aircraft expert says the desert sand has wreaked havoc with the British Tornado jets, lodging in the turbine engine blades and melting into glass. If blades on U.S. jets are faring better, it may be because enginemakers imported tons of Saudi sand for tests several years ago and modified their equipment accordingly...