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Saddam Hussein must have known that the Republican Guard could not stop the advance of the U.S. military on Baghdad, but he might have imagined it could slow the onslaught. As U.S. forces swept through Iraq from Kuwait, the Iraqi command deployed four divisions--the Baghdad, Medina, Nebuchadnezzar and Hammurabi--south of the capital in two defensive arcs. The outer arc, about 100 miles long, stretched roughly from Karbala to Kut. The inner one, some 30 miles long, extended from Yusufiyah to Suwayrah. Just how many troops this involved is unclear. On paper, each of the four divisions had roughly...
...Harvard swept the doubles point despite bumping Wang and Anderson to second doubles in Bajin’s absence...
Like last season—when the Crimson swept Princeton 5-1 and 2-1—this year’s ICS should be a series of pitching duels...
...swept away the regime of Saddam Hussein, but the most urgent nuclear proliferation challenge remains unresolved...
...swept. Even though Dartmouth had all the momentum. Even though Harvard didn’t have a No. 4 starter. Even with five freshman regulars. Even with five infield errors...