Word: embarrassment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Tehran, some Western diplomats interpreted the release of Queen as "a good signal," possibly even a sort of trial balloon by Iranian authorities to determine how the populace would react. Others saw the release of Queen as a convoluted maneuver by Iran's clerical establishment to embarrass the beleaguered Banisadr. Observed a senior civil servant: "If Banisadr's rivals in the clergy were indeed trying to prove who is boss in Iran, they did an excellent job." Most Iranians believed that Khomeini, who chose to release five women and eight black male hostages last November, had simply decided...
...addition, Kennedy intends to urge adoption of an "accountability rule" that would require the Democratic presidential nominee-all but certainly Carter-to state in writing any reservations that he may have about the party's platform. At least three planks in the plat form could embarrass Carter. One is a commitment to an is sue he would rather have avoided: civil rights for homosexuals. The platform not only pledges to protect people from discrimination based on "sexual orientation," but also calls for Government action to achieve this goal. The second is a departure from Carter's commitment...
...Carter entered office auspiciously ignorant of foreign policy, and we can only assume Brzezinski's advice produced such evasion. It follows a pattern of ignoring all root causes which would embarrass the U.S., but delving deep into the writings of Marx and Engels in order to reach negative conclusions about any Soviet moves, straining to ignore any defensive motives they may have. Soviet troops never waged war beyond their borders without a rational defensive purpose--which is not, of course, to imply a moral right--until their Afghanistan foray; therefore it would be logical to inquire whether some defensive purpose...
There is still some dispute, however, over just when the committees must be told. Carter argues that the President should be allowed to withhold information about some especially delicate operations if prior disclosure would endanger lives or embarrass friendly lives or embarrass friendly governments. Some Senators consider that too wide a loophole...
...major boycott or relocation of the Games would deeply embarrass and disappoint the Kremlin, which has tried ever since the early '60s to be named as host. Soviet leaders, notoriously insecure about their country's position in the world, view the Moscow Games as a way to greatly increase their nation's prestige, even as a way to legitimize their system. In the past three years, the Soviets have spent an estimated $375 million in constructing facilities. They are looking forward to tourist crowds of up to 300,000, plus, more important, world television audiences...