Word: abandonement
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...Bush says that he will not abandon his Iraq policy unless General David Petraeus declares it a failure in September. Regardless of the truth, I already know the basis of the general's report. With his reputation and career at stake, Petraeus will say exactly what the President wants to hear: The surge is making progress and requires more time and more troops for success. Those familiar with big corporations know that the CEO rarely has a clear understanding of what is happening in his company. With reputations and careers at stake, a story becomes rosier as it passes...
...Bush says that he will not abandon his Iraq policy unless General David Petraeus declares it a failure in September. Regardless of the truth, I already know the basis of the general's report. With his reputation and career at stake, Petraeus will say exactly what the President wants to hear: The surge is making progress and requires more time and more troops for success. Those familiar with big corporations know that the CEO rarely has a clear understanding of what is happening in his company. With reputations and careers at stake, a story becomes rosier as it passes...
...good that different countries and regions can influence one another's cuisine. And while we might expect that globalization and changing lifestyles would make people abandon their ancient diets, we still find happiness in the basics. India has a number of varieties, from state to state and region to region. Within India, Kerala is famous for its lunch of more than 20 dishes followed by four or five sweets, a feast found at almost all wedding parties. Kerala meals could be an added attraction for hungry foreign tourists. A. Jacob Sahayam, Thiruvananthapuram, India...
...good that different countries and regions can influence one another's cuisine. And while we might expect that globalization and changing lifestyles would make people abandon their ancient diets, we still find happiness in the basics. India has a number of varieties, from state to state and region to region. Within India, Kerala is famous for its lunch of more than 20 dishes followed by four or five sweets, a feast found at almost all wedding parties. Kerala meals could be an added attraction for hungry foreign tourists. A. Jacob Sahayam, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA...
...down a touchdown, and the other team has the ball," a senior Administration official told me. Petraeus knows that the American public is tired of the war - tired of not winning it, at least - and that a significant chunk of the Republicans in Congress may be about to abandon President Bush, as the respected Senator Richard Lugar did on June 26. The general would love to see "a couple of weeks without explosions" before September to reinforce his probable plea for patience. But insurgent forces responded to Phantom Thunder with high-profile bombings in recent days, and they are probably...