Word: distrust
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...Americans must be willing to bear the necessary burdens in blood and dollars. But beyond merely pragmatic concerns, America has a moral obligation to see this project through to the end. Although we did not support Bush’s invasion of Iraq, our concerns stemmed primarily from our distrust of the Bush administration to plan properly for the aftermath of war. We worried that American troops might become embroiled in the mess of a failed state. The past year has unfortunately confirmed many of our fears. But after toppling Iraq’s former government, America must finish...
...proved to be the most fruitful and enduring vision of the postwar period," Berlusconi intoned. "Never in history have we seen an example of nations voluntarily deciding to exercise their sovereign powers jointly in the exclusive interest of their peoples, thus overcoming age-old impulses of rivalry and distrust...
...former advisor that he had lied over the so-called children-overboard affair during the 2001 election campaign, and briefly caught up in an embarrassing public debate over whether he should submit to a lie-detector test over the issue. Labor believed the election should be fought on voter distrust of the political veteran, but Howard skillfully turned their jibes around. The election would indeed be fought on the question of trust, he said - not in one or another account of past events, but in his government's ability to keep the nation secure and protect its record economic expansion...
Perhaps it was this success that was the undoing of the poll-stacking attempt, or perhaps people have learned to distrust online polls—at any rate, media mentions of the obviously broken data were few and far between. Still, it’s worth noting that (unless the debates really were grossly uneven) the Democrats managed to mobilize some half a million people over the course of half an hour. Eight years ago, at least, that number would have been staggering. Of course, all that people had to do to join in was to click a check...
...however, the dual approach has failed to stop the bloodshed. Nidir Waba, one of the most senior and moderate Muslim leaders in the south, says that despite some improvements, the hard line taken by the military together with memories of the April 28 massacre create a deep distrust. "There is no sincerity," says Nidir. "There is a big gap between what is promised and what's implemented. If the government does live up to what it has promised, the violence and tension will be lessened." But so long as the ideology of global jihad continues to gain recruits...