But a rebel fighter in nearby Zlitan paints a more optimistic picture.
"Taylor's a great fighter but Carl's a bit special and that's why he's taken the fight, " said McCracken.
He's talented but against a hardened fighter like myself, I think he would struggle.
But Sharon was a fighter, and he never gave up his hope of leading Israel one day.
"Tim Bradley, in almost every respect is a B-plus fighter but he has A-plus determination that makes him special, " said Max Kellerman, a CNN contributor and an analyst for HBO, which like CNN is owned by Time Warner.
He's a great fighter, but he's a welterweight who got exposed at the heavier weights.
Americans like a fighter but we also like a realist, one who can admit when he has erred and make amends.
Last year America failed to sell India a big consignment of fighter jets, but that caused only a temporary ripple of bilateral irritation.
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And of course, I want to thank the one and only Emmylou Harris for not just her wonderful performance -- (applause) -- but she has been an advocate, a fighter, a friend, and we are thrilled that she could join us again, as she has so many other times.
Last November a pair of Iranian fighter planes fired on a drone conducting surveillance of Iran, but missed.
With the run-rate plummeting as wickets fell, the arrival of a desperately out of form Paul Collingwood was perhaps not the tonic the England fans would have wanted, but the Durham man is nothing if not a fighter.
But in Italy, I learned I was just a fighter pilot, not a commercial aviation pilot.
Condit was initially due to face Rory MacDonald but the Montreal fighter had to pull out with a neck injury.
The sheikh was clearly nervous and eager to leave, but not before first receiving a lecture from a rebel fighter.
But the Wembley fighter, 25, was taking a lot of punishment and had suffered a gash over his right eye.
But voters appeared to believe Mr Fletcher, a former fighter pilot, was more likely to bring change to Frankfort, the state's capital.
The range of the equipment is classified for military reasons, but a demonstration showed that a helicopter, so equipped, could hang back and be the eyes and ears of fighter planes battling ground or aerial targets around it.
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Officials said earlier Thursday that one of the U.S. planes fired a flare to ward off the Iranian fighter, but later said no flare had been fired.
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Eric Bana, as the Trojan Hector, is slower as a fighter, more dogged and earth-bound, but he makes a fine reluctant warrior.
On Tuesday, Malaysia launched a raid on the group with troops and fighter jets, but the clan said they had escaped.
"He has achieved something special but doesn't get the respect as Gav is a world-class fighter who won a respected title in great style, " said Calzaghe.
But most boxing fans didn't want Jones to be anything other than a fighter.
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