Word: abortively
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...started to dream of an aircraft that would give them more options when considering an amphibious assault. The dreams intensified following the failed Desert One mission in 1980 to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran. In the course of the operation, three helicopters broke down, leading to an order to abort the entire endeavor, and a fourth chopper collided with a C-130 aircraft at a desert base, killing eight U.S. troops. That sent Pentagon bureaucrats hunting for a transport that could be used by all four military services and prevent another fiasco. Reagan, who took office the year after Desert...
...congenital optimism; officers are trained to complete the mission, to refuse to countenance the possibility of failure. That focus is essential when you go to war, but it lacks perspective. That's why civilian leaders-the Commander in Chief-are there to set the mission, to change or abort it when necessary. The trouble is, George W. Bush's credibility on Iraq is nonexistent. And so he has placed David Petraeus, an excellent soldier, in a position way above his pay grade. He has made Petraeus not just the arbiter of Iraq strategy but also, by default...
This is what soybean farmers call the "seed-filling" period. It is perhaps the most critical time for crops to receive moisture. Without it, experts say the seeds abort or don't grow to their potential size. Walt Fehr, a professor of agronomy at Iowa State University in Ames, says, "The majority of soybean crops in Iowa will benefit significantly from this rain...
...closeted doubt among Latin American Catholics about whether a fetus in the first trimester of pregnancy is a bona fide human life. They are also exploiting popular resentment against the Latin American Church's ardent opposition to contraception and other safeguards that could help avoid the need for abortions. Feminists say one reason so many women abort in Chile, for example, is the social shame the Church there tends to heap on unmarried pregnant females...
Thank you for your excellent article about crisis pregnancy centers. But since when has informed choice become a "guerrilla" tactic? Abortion providers fear that a mother informed of her child's development will change her mind and decide not to abort. I hope your cover picture is sufficiently intriguing to pregnant women that they will investigate, as much as possible, that precious life inside them. Ultrasound is not a "stealth tactic." It is a window into the womb that reveals undeniable life...