Word: argumentation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...done warranted Washington's response. "A Western whack on an Arab state, however unsavory, causes twitchiness," says an official in Kuwait, "and if the reason is not immediately apparent, the twitchiness increases." To calm the twitch, Perry spent three days in five Arab and Middle Eastern capitals. Perry's argument, according to a Western official in Kuwait: "Saddam showed his capacity to do reasonably complicated military operations effectively in a short time, and if he got away with such actions in the north, he would be emboldened to try the same where it was really important--in the south...
...series of presidential debates. He has filed a lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates and is arguing that the commission is throttling free speech and reinforcing the dominance of a two-party system which is unresponsive to ordinary Americans. While Perot makes some good points, an even better argument for including him in the debates is simply that his presence would make them a more entertaining spectacle...
...years, the political debate in our nation has revolved around the same thesis of New Deal liberalism proposed by Franklin Roosevelt and expanded by Lyndon Johnson. The antithesis was the conservative critique created by Barry Goldwater and mastered by Ronald Reagan. For six decades, in election after election, the argument continued between entitlement and libertarianism, between providing security and allowing entrepreneurship...
That endless argument is no longer applicable to today's world. As President Clinton said in his State of the Union Address, "The era of big government is over." The question now is, "What comes next?" This is the decision America must make...
...President Andrew Ehrlich and I were slated to sign it, but I decided not to sign because I did not feel it was the best decision for the organization. I do, however, understand the reasons for signing the agreement. Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles makes a compelling argument when he points out that Harvard University is liable for what PBHA does because we are housed in Harvard Yard, draw on Harvard's material resources and use primarily Harvard volunteers. As vice president, I am very cognizant of and thankful for the benefits PBHA derives from its affiliation with...