Word: disarray
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mujahedin's political disarray is heightened by the military stalemate at Jalalabad. On March 6, a force of 10,000 guerrillas launched an assault on the city, which was defended by an estimated 11,000 government troops. From ! the rebel perspective, Jalalabad was a logical, indeed necessary target. Government forces occupied 25 of Afghanistan's 31 provincial capitals. Seizing Jalalabad, the third largest city, would not only wound the fragile morale of government troops, but it would also enhance the rebels' bid for wider international recognition of their newly formed government-in-exile. Some mujahedin leaders confidently predicted that...
...think President Bush's foreign policy is in disarray...
...Immigration Reform Act is an example of the disarray of current policy. Designed to control a huge influx of illegal immigrants, the law provided an opportunity for 3 million to 5 million aliens who had lived and worked in the U.S. since before 1982 to become permanent residents. It also established penalties for employers who knowingly hired illegal aliens, making it much more difficult for them to find jobs and provoking discrimination against job seekers who merely look like foreigners. But the law has not significantly reduced unauthorized immigration. The flow from the South continues at such a pace that...
With U.S. policy in disarray, Texas becomes a giant way station for the latest wave of arrivals. -- The trial of Oliver North is finally about to begin. -- Secretary of State James Baker discovers that striped pants go on one leg at a time. -- California's "Governor Moonbeam" is back in politics. -- New Time polls: Bush is up, Tower is down, and the urge to control assault rifles is rising...
...This disarray led to the filing of a record number of course change petitions, as students attempted to correct problems in their schedules with Drop/Add forms. Ironically, one of the aims of the new plan was to enable faculty to get an idea of the composition of their classes sooner; the vast number of last-minute changes shows the falsity of this reasoning...