Word: furthering
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Backed further and further into a corner, Saddam Hussein has applied his energies to splintering the motley alliance of nations mustered against him. He attempted to paralyze some Western countries by making hostages of the foreign nationals caught in his grip. He sought to fragment his fellow Arabs by pitting...
Even if no military clash occurs, Bush's skills will be tested further in the weeks and months ahead. Keeping the nation solidly behind him will become harder if a stalemate ensues and oil prices continue their upward spiral despite Saudi promises to increase production. Bush could insulate himself by...
In Detroit rising oil prices could worsen the skid that the U.S. auto industry has suffered since the start of the year. The price increases threaten sales of profitable but fuel-thirsty vans, pickup trucks and full- size cars, including the Chevrolet Caprice and the Lincoln Town Car. That would...
The first assignment for arriving U.S. units, said Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, is "to deter any further Iraqi aggression" and, if deterrence fails, "to defend Saudi Arabia against attack." Some in Washington are worried that the dispatch of U.S. troops might provoke Saddam Hussein to launch a pre- emptive...
Word of that meeting could lead to further delays in the deployment of a West African force charged with halting the fighting.