Word: makeing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...deterrence is ultimately psychological. From Saddam's point of view, it had to appear that the American deterrent went into effect as soon as the ^ first group of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers and F-15 interceptors touched down in Saudi Arabia. To make the point, one F-15 squadron flew nonstop, with midair refueling, from its base in Virginia. From the moment the planes landed at Dhahran, the Iraqis were on warning that if they launched their tanks into Saudi Arabia, they would find themselves in a war with...
...sake can suggest that what's onscreen came solely from a script. Those perils are present in 90-minute video anthologies -- something of an endangered species these days, like westerns -- that HBO and Showtime coincidentally offer for late-summer viewing. (Both debut Aug. 19.) Differently flawed, they nonetheless make for more satisfactory evenings than network reruns...
Once he gulped down Kuwait, Saddam Hussein paused to consider what move he should make next. That gave the rest of the world time to muster its defenses -- but not much time. As the week wore on, Iraq and the U.S. moved closer to confrontation, but neither seemed to know just how far it would have to go. Saddam hesitated to send his battle-ready soldiers across the Saudi border, but he did not retreat either. A global gathering of opponents joined the U.S. in sweeping economic sanctions, but almost all troops landing in the desert to bolster the tiny...
...countries that impose them, since the world relies on Iraq and Kuwait for 10% of its oil needs. But Iraq's opponents won a reprieve last week when important oil producers like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and Mexico said they would increase output to make up for most of the shortfall. That news helped stabilize world financial markets and stymie the superquick climb of oil prices last week...
...could have learned a lesson from other industrialized nations. Both Europe and Japan are far more reliant than the U.S. on imported oil. But fuel taxes make energy costs for their consumers two or three times as high. As a result, Japanese citizens use about only a third as much energy as their American counterparts. Though experts have urged raising U.S. energy taxes for years, American voters steadfastly resist the idea. They then complain bitterly when producing nations hike their prices...