Word: discontentment
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An uncomfortable chance remains that messages will get crossed. Some allies may conclude from the buildup that the U.S. is hell-bent for war. Or Saddam may read the need for the U.S. to hold off for a while in order to bring the allies along as a sign of...
Industry has been more directly hit by the lack of spare parts, and many long-term building projects have had to be postponed, but cannibalizing and improvising can make a lot of difference. Another major effect of the embargo has been to cut Iraq's ability to pay for its...
Upsets were few and far between, despite stirrings of voter discontent. House Republican Whip Newt Gingrich defeated his opponent in Georgia by only 1000 votes and Democratic Sen. Bill Bradley was pressed before winning a dramatic reelection in New Jersey.
By capitalizing on voter discontent with state management, Rappaport strategists reasoned, they could ride the same tide of voter anger that had just swept away Democratic incumbents across the state, from Attorney General James Shannon to House Speaker George Keverian.
The author opened her remarks with an analysis of the uprising's causes. She attributed much of the discontent to a cycle of modernization and rising expectations.