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...into concentrating its forces in the wrong places until the very end. Six of Iraq's 42 divisions were massed along the Kuwaiti coast, guarding against a seaborne invasion. U.S. Marines repeatedly practiced amphibious landings, as conspicuously as possible, and as zero hour approached, an armada of 31 ships swung into position to put them ashore near Kuwait City. The battleships Missouri and Wisconsin took turns, an hour at a time, firing their 16-in. guns at Iraqi shore defenses. It was all a feint; * the war ended with 17,000 Marines still aboard their ships...
...awkward way, a traumatic way," he said. "My body was turned one way, and my legs swung another way. It felt like someone had shot me. I couldn't wiggle my legs or toes. That moment was the high point of pain...
What they are doing there is still a mystery. At one end of the speculative spectrum is the theory that at least some fled after the failure of an Iraqi air force coup to overthrow Saddam; at the opposite end is the possibility that Saddam has swung a deal to have Iran keep them safe for a while, then return them to him later in the war. The prevailing idea is that Saddam intends to stash them away for use by a postwar Iraqi regime that he thinks he will still head. This is backed up by repeated Iranian assurances...
...while many workers in search of a reasonable salary and a flexible schedule have chosen to cabby for a living, today that option is not as attractive as it once was. The cost-benefit scale has swung against drivers, as fixed expenses that once seemed reasonable when balanced against longterm pay-offs are becoming increasingly unwieldy...
After just three days of combat, the American public had experienced the emotional "ups and downs" that President Bush was quick to warn about. The public mood swung from elation over the overwhelming success of the opening air and missile assault to anxiety after Thursday night's Iraqi missile attack on Israel. It was just beginning to oscillate back toward relief that the Jewish state did not immediately retaliate when a second missile attack hit Saturday morning...