Word: aftermaths
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...forums, entitled "The Gulf Crisis and the New World Order" and "The War and Its Aftermath," were chaired by Cabot Professor of Social Ethics Herbert C. Kelman and Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) Director William A. Graham...
...Most area specialists are concerned as I am over the long-term consequences of plunging rapidly into open warfare before exhausting all other options," says Graham. "The majority...are dismayed by the lack of a clear sense of objectives and how to deal with the aftermath...
...rosiest predictions for the war's aftermath envision a solution to the Palestinian problem and the emergence of new collective security arrangements that would calm the tempestuous region. The darkest prognoses foresee a Lebanon-like partitioning of Iraq and Jordan and a fueling of nationalist and Islamic extremism that would threaten Western interests and perhaps even bring down moderate Arab regimes. The array of possibilities is bewildering even to those who are leading the war effort. "Some sort of planning needs to be done," conceded Defense Secretary Dick Cheney while appearing before the House Armed Services Committee last December. "Everybody...
Much will depend on how Washington behaves in the aftermath of war. A quick withdrawal of American forces would give the lie to a loony, but widespread, Middle East conspiracy theory: that the U.S. provoked the gulf crisis -- actually encouraged Saddam to invade Kuwait -- in order to colonize the region. The degree to which Washington pressures Israel to withdraw from the occupied territories and, ultimately, give the Palestinians a homeland will also determine the level of American credibility in the region...
...aftermath of the Montreal Massacre--as it is now called--television anchors, newspaper commentators and the public generally called the event "random," an "isolated incident...