Word: exploited
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...were going alone into a world of 35 million suspicious and hostile people. No other nation had ever tried a military operation so distant and complex. The idea of failure was acknowledged but locked away. It had to be. The belief that success can be achieved in such an exploit may be 60% of the effort. It is a beautiful scene, thought the officer as he swept his eyes far down the horizon, taking in each airplane. He mused as a warrior, sensing not the horrors of battle that might be coming but the pride and honor the men felt...
...requires a triple effort. One is already being undertaken: the preservation of the overall strategic balance, and the improvement of the regional balance of forces in Europe and the Middle East. But this is not enough. We need preventive diplomacy that can keep the Soviets from being able to exploit the weaknesses in Western positions. Decisive progress on the Palestinian issue, beyond the ambiguous Camp David formula, is indispensable in this respect. So is an Iranian policy that solves the hostage crisis without destroying the chances of cooperation between the U.S. and Iran once Iran's revolution moves...
Adam B. Ulam, professor of Government and an expert on Soviet foreign policy, said recently the Soviets will not exploit the tensions between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia unless specifically asked to do so by the Yugoslavian Communist Party...
Richard Pipes, Baird Professor of History, said recently that while the Soviets probably will not stage a direct invasion of Yugoslavia, they will attempt to exploit dissent within the country...
...hell with pity and on to outrage for any book, movie, article or academic statement that attempts to justify incest [April 14]. To exploit a child for the gratification of an immature and sexually maladjusted adult is to deny love, warmth, nurturing and protection...