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...because they are less controversial. And starting out the energy debate by stressing curbs in consumption helps Republicans guard against criticism that the Bush plan is tilted toward industry.
...since the tanks were first delivered to the army in 1980. The $3.2 million Abrams was able to squash the Iraqi Republican Guard's Soviet-built tanks in the 1991 Persian Gulf War on the wide desert plains of Kuwait. It was designed for what...
...army units are arrayed in the north and southeastern parts of the country to keep down opposition, while the elite Republican Guard remains close to Baghdad as Saddam's private guards. Defense analysts say Iraq's equipment is largely of pre-1990...
...experts -- suspect. "The entirety of Iraq is opposed to Saddam Hussein," he said, mentioning specifically the Republican Guard units that are sometimes described as the backbone of his support. But House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas...
...Euphrates River in southern Iraq. Out in front of us, the Air Force and Navy pounded Saddam Hussein's retreating Republican Guards. I was a correspondent in the desert with the fastest-moving elements of the Army, but even we weren't fast...
...would be aimed at isolating or killing President Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi leaders and damaging Saddam's elite Republican Guard units and the internal security mechanism around him. Rumsfeld said during the weekend that U.S. military action...
...In Kosovo, the Serbs reputedly have advanced antiaircraft defenses manned by highly trained forces. They are no Republican Guards who went running across the desert. This time the terrain is rough. The weather is foreboding. The best hope is...
...French President Jacques Chirac stood to attention in front of a military honor guard at the Elysee Palace, where the Republican Guard also played "The Star-Spangled Banner." The somber mood ran particularly deep on American military bases and...
...Baghdad's outer reaches are defended by half of the Iraqi Republican Guard, amounting to three tank divisions, each with between...troops in a paramilitary unit called the Special Republican Guard -- security forces picked for their loyalty to Saddam...