Word: defeatism
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Usually when politicians pose those kinds of either/or options to an audience, the choice is deliberately devoid of real tension. Either we move forward or fall backward, either we let the economy falter or we help it grow, either we succumb to our enemies or we defeat them - the choice is up to you, America! Obama's either/or formulation is not nearly so banal. Explicitly asking Americans to grapple with racial divisions, and then transcend them - that's a bold request. Will they comply? Obama's presidential hopes depend...
...surge Then last year was a critical year. We had the debates just before Memorial Day. In fact we had 41 debates in the Senate over the course of the year on amendments to withdraw our troops, come home and, in the words of some, "declare defeat." But those were defeated, often times very close, sometimes substantially. The surge was finally approved. The supplemental appropriation to fund it was approved. By July, we had the additional 30,000 troops in place. And the counter-insurgency plan - that General Petraeus, who had then been put in charge...
...losing streak just won’t end for Harvard women’s tennis. With a 5-2 defeat at the hands of No. 60 Marshall (12-3), the Crimson (0-9) dropped its ninth consecutive match to start the season. Harvard pulled out two singles victories Friday at the Murr Center but relinquished the doubles point and could not stay competitive in all the individual matches. The Thundering Herd is the seventh ranked opponent the Crimson has played this year. Over the last few weeks, Harvard has not been at full strength. Injuries and sickness have plagued...
...fact that his flip-flop to the far-right will gain him Republican Party support, but this is a dangerous political game for him to play. During this election, Independent votes are predicted to be valuable, and the cost of McCain’s inconsistency—defeat in the general election—might not be worth whatever it is that comes along with President Bush’s endorsement.Nafees Syed ’10 is a government concentrator in Leverett House...
Apparently, resounding electoral defeat has left France's ruling conservatives a little hard of hearing. Because scarcely minutes after the opposition Socialists registered dramatic advances in the final round of country-wide municipal polling on Sunday evening, members of the French government claimed they hadn't heard the faintest note of voter disgruntlement. Despite a drubbing in towns and cities across France, officials in President Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet pledged they'd continue their reformist drive with even more energy than before...