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In addition, in 1998-99 President Clinton was preparing the government for possible war against Serbia, and he had authorized major air strikes against Iraq.
In particular, Plotz's notion that adventures used to be (and need to be) driven by practical considerations, such as opening trade routes, strikes me as daft.
He strikes poses reminiscent of Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood, but his tiny smile lets you know he's having a blast, and he seems more human than all his American action models put together.
This strikes Culturebox as a mortal condition.
Heads turn at other desks as big-band music strikes up and the Diet Coke drinker spins away in his desk chair.