Word: cautiously
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...Laden's demise will mean the end of al-Qaeda, much less global terrorism, or that the Taliban's disintegration will douse the flames of hatred in Afghanistan. But as a new world began to rise from the ruins of the Taliban's tyranny, there was cause for cautious optimism. Across Afghanistan, warlords scrambled to secure their own footholds, but for the most part, the Northern Alliance commanders avoided the widespread barbarism they administered a decade ago. And while America certainly has not finished the fight against terror, the punishment doled out by the U.S. and its allies in Afghanistan...
...Pusey comes off as a cautious man but he was not cautious when it came to the campaign,” Harvard historian John T. Bethell says. “He went for a number that was seen as absolutely ridiculous...
...crash while he was at a national security meeting. Fleischer said the president called both Mayor Giuliani and New York governor George Pakaki to express his "concern." Fleischer said there had been "no unusual communications with the cockpit" before the plane crashed, but that he "wanted to be cautious about any conclusions at this time." He said there had been no credible threats received today that indicated such an action might occur...
...Shadowy figures waited for us at regular intervals along the track leading up to the village - he had radioed ahead to make sure that we didn't fall victim to friendly fire. He was very cautious as we drove along the track. We drove without headlights - by far the most dangerous part of the operation, and Khademudin even covered the luminous clock with his scarf. Then a moonlit walk through the village along a narrow Tuscan hill-town lane, (many of the mud houses are three story) to a house with the best views. We clambered up the mud stairs...
...Being cautious, and even being critical, of the military campaign does not make you unpatriotic. On the contrary, staying informed is a necessary ingredient of citizenship, and having open dialogues on governmental policy is about as American as it gets. Questioning the American exit strategy in this war, an exit strategy that presidential candidate Bush guaranteed would be a component of any military action, does not mean you are heartless. It simply means you don’t want to see the tragedies of Sept. 11 turn into another Vietnam...