Word: exit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...those seeking to frustrate the pullout. Masses of refugees, fearing slaughter once the U.N. forces leave, would also hamper an operation. "The Muslims know that once the pullout is over, genocide is just around the corner," a Pentagon official says. "Hundreds of thousands will jam the roads, impeding our exit -- it's just going to be chaos." Serbs and Croats might also be eager to strike and plunder U.N. weapons...
...supporters. But the U.S. has taken only two casualties, and so far the intervention appears to have been a success. Accompanied by American and U.N. power, Aristide has been able to maintain peace while disbanding the army and driving political thugs either into exile or underground. Even the U.S. "exit strategy" seems to have worked. The American presence has been reduced to 2,400 soldiers taking part in the U.N. force...
...BILLBOARDS AROUND ORLANDO, Florida, call Kissimmee "the affordable place to live." Take I-4 south and look for the Disney World exit, then drive in the opposite direction. There, behind the souvenir shops and motels, live America's working poor. It's not a bad neighborhood. The lawns are mowed, and the kids can play safely in the street. Anybody who wants a job can find one: Orlando was one of the nation's top five cities for job growth last year, with 40,000 new positions. Only 10% of the area's residents live below the poverty line...
...fare still gives parents fits. The king of them all, Fox's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has spawned a merchandising industry, and later this month will appear on the big screen for the first time; that means small children will be kicking one another in record numbers as they exit the local multiplex...
...walked instead into a closet. When he re-emerged a few minutes later, he tried to act as if nothing had gone wrong. He looked back into the empty space, waved as if he were saying goodbye to someone and closed the door. Then he located the real exit and left to titters from the audience...