Word: disarrayed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...were upset by the way Ford handled the whole shuffle. Said former California Republican Chairman Gordon Luce: "People are asking, 'What is going on in Washington? Why the musical chairs? Who's in charge?' Such a massive change has to raise the question of whether the Administration is in disarray...
Given this disarray, many Republicans would not be surprised to see a challenge to Ford from the party's moderates, possibly even from Rockefeller, who did not rule out the race (see page 19). Until Ford's recent slippage in the polls and last week's events, such a challenge from the moderates would have been inconceivable...
Actually, the greatest risk faced by the U.S. in Europe today is the disarray among its Atlantic allies. Recession is rampant; Communism is making dangerous advances in Portugal, Italy and elsewhere. By no means can all of this be blamed on the Soviet Union. The chief fault is the internal weakness of many Western European societies. Yet détente has had the inevitable effect of reducing Western European distrust of Communism and fostering the belief that the danger of Communist subversion is past. To the extent that Helsinki reinforces that belief, it holds danger for the West...
...moment, the President appears to be politically secure, protected on both his left and right flanks, monopolizing the coveted middle ground. With the Democrats in disarray, no serious rival for the presidency has emerged. Reagan may make a try for the Republican nomination, but Ford operatives are adroitly heading him off. The President picked three notable conservatives to manage his campaign: Howard ("Bo") Callaway, former Secretary of the Army; David Packard, who served as Under Secretary of Defense; and Dean Burch, a onetime adviser to Barry Goldwater and past chairman of the Federal Communications Commission...
...factor that has so far inspired Rabin to resist Washington's pressure is his knowledge that although Sadat wants the passes, he is not anxious to fight for them at this point, particularly since the Egyptian economy is in serious disarray. Until now, Sadat's offers-a three-year truce agreement and demilitarization of the passes with some sort of third-party supervision, perhaps by U.S. electronic gear-have not been enough. Jerusalem wants other concessions, such as a relaxation on Egypt's part of the Arab trade boycott against Israel or an end to anti-Israel...