Word: defendable
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...talking point recently heard repeatedly among defenders of the Bush administration's decision to go to war is the claim that the Bush administration acted on the same intelligence assessments used by the Clinton administration five years earlier. The argument is designed to defend the White House against the charge heard from many former intelligence professionals that administration officials pressured the intelligence agencies to provide the answers it wanted to hear - any inquiry may be expected to face substantial pressure to investigate the role played by the Office of Special Plans established in the Pentagon, allegedly to cherry-pick...
...unlikely that a government elected directly would be particularly friendly towards the U.S. or agree to a long-term presence of U.S. troops. But handing over power to the IGC, which U.S. officials long ago conceded lacks popular legitimacy, could inflame Shiite opposition and leave U.S. troops having to defend an unpopular regime from its own citizens...
...forces are an extension of American foreign policy, not the savior of the world. To start thinking of service members as infallible crusaders for freedom is delusional and dangerous to the rest of the world. Let's remember what our military really is: a group of Americans sworn to defend the freedom of the U.S. and its Constitution. They are not the U.N.'s Blue Helmets, dedicated to keeping peace around the globe. LANCE CPL. PAUL METCALF, U.S.M.C. Okinawa...
...Whether the war is right or wrong, those in the armed forces are risking their lives not only for the countries where they serve but also to defend all of us at home. Time's report was the best description I have read anywhere of what our feelings should be in response to the sacrifices of those in the services. Susan Luitjens Columbus, U.S. The Year in Pictures James Hill's picture of a dead Iraqi soldier lying on the ground as a U.S. troop convoy passed by was in your selection of "The Best Photos of the Year...
Whether the war is right or wrong, those in the armed forces are risking their lives, not only for the countries where they serve but also to defend all of us at home. TIME's report was the best description I have read anywhere of what our feelings should be in response to the sacrifices of those in the services. SUSAN LUITJENS Columbus...