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...those feelings, and those of other Muslims who were either dismayed or disgusted by the promise of a U.S. military response, posed an enormous problem for American policymakers from the start and led President Bush to feather his engines longer than he had planned. There seemed little reason to launch any kind of military action against bin Laden's adopted homeland if it was only sure to split Bush's coalition, deepen foreign resentment of the U.S.--and leave bin Laden at large. And so Bush realized that while he was making war on Afghanistan, he had to make love...
...Monday morning, as officials prepared to launch the new round of attacks, President Bush acknowledged many Americans' lingering fears, and underlined the "just nature" of the airstrikes, and told the country the first strikes hit 31 targets and were "executed as planned...
...attacks have also prompted the Harvard Islamic Society to join the Society of Arab Students and the Friends of the Red Cross to launch a fundraising drive for the Afghan aid effort...
...What about the deployment of the 10th Mountain Division in Uzbekistan, and the U.S. and British special forces reported to be operating in the region - are they preparing to launch a major ground incursion into Afghanistan...
...though. This bullpen has no pitcher's mound. It's a real cattle pen occupied by three real bulls--three real surly bulls. Sufficiently limber, Naldur ignores the snorting animals--and his age--as he hops on the back of a 1,300-lb. bronco that will try to launch him skyward while galloping at up to 40 m.p.h. It's a rough ride that ends with a kick to the head, a face full of blood and some tense moments as Naldur struggles back to his feet and to consciousness. Bronco 1, Naldur 0. "When...