Word: put
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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What should be most persuasive to Saddam, however, is U.S. determination to take the war to him. James Schlesinger, former Defense Secretary and CIA director, advises, "If Saddam moves, it is imperative to put that army, that regime, out of operation. And we would do it." Says a Pentagon planner: "There will be no hesitation. We are not going to fight just in Saudi Arabia...
...that A.N.C. supporters may ignite even more trouble in Natal, where local leaders had argued against suspending the armed struggle. That would invite De Klerk to charge the A.N.C. with violating the spirit of the Pretoria Minute, in which the A.N.C. cease-fire was announced, and threaten to put the peace process on hold. As an A.N.C. leader conceded last week, "There probably won't be real negotiations until the war is over in Natal." But with their compromise in Pretoria, both sides have probably gone too far now for either to turn back...
...stayed in a two-bedroom temporary apartment on the main floor of the ambassador's residence. The door was always locked, and they put wooden boards on the windows. You couldn't open them, and no light came in or went out. From morning until 5 or 6 at night, we stayed in the apartment. After that, we could leave the apartment, and we could see the sky from other windows, but we could never go outside. In the winter, because it was dark by 5 p.m., we never saw daylight...
...troops into Saudi Arabia to stare down the Iraqis gathered threateningly at the border with Kuwait. Bush was betting that the very presence of G.I.s would deter Saddam from ordering his army forward. At the same time, the U.S. force served credible notice that Bush was indeed willing to put his own men at risk to protect the sanctity of the gulf states -- and their...
...will determine whether violations have occurred. If they have, the U.S. will press for a U.N.-sponsored naval blockade of Iraq. Ships in nearby waters could -- with considerable accuracy -- monitor incoming and outgoing vessels to ensure that no blacklisted oil got out. In effect, President Bush has already put such a blockade into position, warning Saddam, "I would advise Iraqi ships not to go out with...