Word: accept
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...dislike and hostility, so long as the Iraqi leaders and people feel ignored on matters of their own governance and do not feel treated as equal negotiating partners in their own future. The Iraqi oil sharing law is a case in point. No matter how just, Iraqis will not accept the law if they are not involved in the decision making process...
Obama is taking a substantial risk. He is counting on voters to hear and accept nuance in an arena that almost always seems to reward simplicity over complexity. He is asking something from Americans rather than just promising things to them - another formulation long out of vogue. "For we have a choice in this country," he said. "We can accept a politics that breeds division, and conflict, and cynicism. We can tackle race only as spectacle - as we did in the O.J. trial - or in the wake of tragedy, as we did in the aftermath of Katrina, or as fodder...
...impact on our economy, we can't deny that. Our relations have led to what we see today, which is a third round of sanctions. But this does not mean that because of these problems we will withdraw our claim to our rights. I think the world must accept that the issue of nuclear energy is a technical and legal issue; it is not a political and security issue. However, it is clear that we could have used better means of conveying this to the West and the rest of the world. It is clear that the U.S. doesn...
...accuses Iran of supporting terrorism in the region. What's your view of Iran's role in the Middle East? I think Iran's role in the Middle East is a unique one. Friend and foe accept this. And that's because of our geopolitical advantage, because of the special position that the Islamic Republic and our people have. After all, we have an open-minded and educated people, great revolutionary and economic potential, belong to the region's progressive countries, and are unique in our democracy. Right now, the U.S. is supporting powers in this region...
...extension of tours of duty I remember clearly the day that we all learned that everybody's tours would be 15 months. Everyone kind of just accepted it. It didn't really surprise or shock anyone, and we hadn't yet deployed so it wasn't like we thought we were coming home and then found out it would be later. I actually had one soldier who, in his earlier tour, was pulled out of Iraq to Kuwait and they were on the plane to go home, and they had to turn back around to Baghdad...