Word: cautioned
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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...
...Since Civil War; Bok Will Be Interim Chief,” news, Feb. 22) indicates to me that Harvard has become a place where vigorous debate, examination of unpopular ideas, and critical thinking are valued less than political correctness, where courageous leadership is not to be preferred over extreme caution to avoid offending anyone. So be it. Henceforth, when the alumni fund solicitors call, I shall not donate so much as a penny to this shallow institution...
Roberty hints further that it is a "product of its time," a comment that both titillates and advises caution. A.D. 150 was a heyday for Christians who postulated a higher God above the God of the Old Testament. The prospect of melding the Judas-Jesus story into this scheme is intriguing. Yet by 150, most experts agree, a "Gospel" said more about the group that produced it than about the facts of Jesus' life and death or even the understandings of his earliest followers. Beyond marveling at the variety of Christian belief prior to doctrinal housecleaning by the early church...
...been cautious, it's just that I disagreed with them. The assumption (from liberals) is, it can't be because I disagree, it's that I'm positioning myself or tacking to the center, or I don't want to pick a fight. What's perceived as caution is really me trying to think through as best I can what the right position...