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From: cerebus@bucsf.bu.edu (Tim Miller)
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Subject: Re: Our chem vs Iraqi Chem
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From: cerebus@bucsf.bu.edu (Tim Miller)

On 31 Aug 90, henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) said:

H> It is worth remembering that "desert" does not mean "sand".  Popular
H> misconceptions to the contrary, much desert is rocky rather than sandy.
H> Real live old-movie-style sand dunes cover only a modest fraction of
H> the Sahara, for example.  What things are like in the Kuwait area,
H> I'm not sure.

	According to one U.S. soldier in the region, it's "sorta like west
Texas."  8)

	Does anyone have any ideas on how long Hussein's (sp?) tank
divisions will be able to keep moving before lack of spare parts grinds
them to a standstill?

					Timothy J. Miller
					cerebus@bucsf.bu.edu

"What shall we call you, oh mighty scorcerer?"
"Some call me...  ...Tim.  Tim the Enchanter."