Word: actioner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...House for today. But the President made a strong case last night for the need to launch the attack before Hussein could prepare his defenses and before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins this weekend. Moreover, the President's team of national security advisers unanimously supported the action, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair has mobilized mobilized British forces in the Gulf...
...more than enough votes in the House to impeach Clinton. If anything, the intense skepticism regarding his motives will only harden sentiment against him in the G.O.P. It is offensive because despite the President's sexual immorality, we cannot seriously entertain the notion that Clinton would employ military action to save his skin...
Indeed, while questioning Clinton's intentions is natural, it was disturbing to see Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) say he could not support the President's decision, even as he knew military action was imminent. At this time of instability, when we lack some of the support we had seven years ago, our political leaders should stand united behind the military action...
...world of diplomacy, things are not always as they seem. As Iraqis counted casualties, assessed damage and faced another round of strikes on Thursday, the U.S. found support and criticism in familiar places. Britain, Germany and Canada backed the U.S.-led action. The Arab League condemned the attacks. Security Council members Russia and China angrily denounced the U.S.for going over the U.N.'s head, and France chimed in as well. But while the French government deplored "the grave human consequences" of the military action, it also noted the Iraqi leaders' inability "to show proof of the spirit of complete cooperation...
...What's amazing is not the Chinese action but the fact that there are still people willing to stand up for basic freedoms in China. Dissidents face not only the formidable arm of the Chinese legal system, but also public indifference as well. "The Chinese public largely shares the government's fundamental belief that security and stability are more important than liberties," says Dowell. "The fear is that social instability will undercut economic progress." Trials in China are sounding boards. "Arrested persons are assumed to be guilty," says Dowell. "And the trial is merely a period to see if anyone...