Word: caution
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...vast money-printing machine. Yet so concerned were the authorities that these extreme measures could lead the economy in unmanageable directions that they moved too soon to reduce spending and raise interest rates. That sent the economy into a still deeper deflationary dive. Then the government threw all caution to the wind, and began to spend, spend, spend to create demand. Decision makers held their breath and waited. For an excruciatingly long period of time, nothing positive seemed to happen. Then imperceptibility, in early 2003, the rate of decline began to slow, then to steady, before fragile signs of reversal...
...Singh's caution reflects the subcontinent's history of Hindu-Muslim violence. Hindu-majority India and Muslim Pakistan were born in the sectarian bloodbath of partition, and three wars the the Kashmir insurgency have kept relations between the communities strained. Just four years ago, the death of 59 Hindus in a burning railway carriage-at the time thought to have been set alight by a mob of Muslims, but now ruled an accident-sparked an anti-Islamic pogrom across the western state of Gujarat in which 2,000 more Muslims died. And yet, 24 hours after the Varanasi bombings...
...would appear that those wary of the influence of pop culture don’t see those who teach it as people from Mars hijacking the liberal arts education by any means. It seems that both sides of this battle are facing an uncertain future with caution...
Your criticism of Geraldo Rivera's recent program was unwarranted. The show only depicted the reality of the drug war in this country. I agree that caution must be used in any police operation, but at the same time the officers you saw on the screen would not have jeopardized their safety just to be on camera. We need more of this kind of gutsy coverage. Then maybe all of us will be more clearly aware of the drug problem. I've been in law enforcement for almost 13 years. My hat is off to Mr. Rivera...
...into the conflict, with Iran intervening on behalf of the Shi'ites and Arab states supporting the Sunnis. Some U.S. military officers say privately that the turmoil has vindicated their insistence that it's premature to turn over security duties to the Iraqis. "This week's events support our caution and unwillingness to pull out troops too quickly," says a senior military officer. "The civilian leadership wants us to move faster, faster, but it's a little bit of 'We told...