Word: disarray
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President Reagan's belated recognition of Iran's geopolitical significance is perhaps the only positive point in the disarray and confusion which plague his presidency now. But whether this realization presages a genuine accomodation with that country seems more dependent on Iran than the United States...
...other areas, the Administration -- and the country -- might have to pay a heavy price for this latest and most serious blow to the credibility and competence of U.S. foreign policy. The prestige of the President has been seriously weakened, his staff is in disarray, and the Administration seems less able than ever to speak with a coherent voice on matters ranging from arms control to antiterrorism. Reagan's ability to project a sound foreign policy was badly hurt by revelations that he deceived the American people, Congress and the world about his stance against dealing for hostages and sending arms...
...finger-pointing and disarray in the President's inner circle only worsened the damage already done to the U.S. image abroad. European allies who felt betrayed by what they saw as U.S. violation of the principles Washington urges on them -- no negotiations with terrorists, no arms sales to Iran -- were not mollified by Reagan's many explanations. In Bonn, one official noted, "The Americans are still trying to stop such exports, and now we see what they do." In Britain, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, loyally backing the White House, heard shouts of "Reagan's poodle!" from Labor backbenchers...
Basic education is also crucial, but with so many of America's inner-city schools in disarray, outside programs are often the key to childrens' academic success. "It's a vicious cycle," says Babette Edwards of the Harlem Tutorial and Referral Project. "Low standards, the lack of a rigorous, challenging curriculum is detrimental to kids." Her organization stresses basic reading and writing skills in individual and small-group after-school sessions...
...Nunn, D-Ga., incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said, "I counted at least seven contradictions from what I have been told by his top aides. ... We have a strong foreign policy that's in serious disarray...