Word: failings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...speak of the needless slaughter of Iraqi troops on the Basra road, but then say that the United States left just enough of Iraq's military intact to cause the revolt to fail, as if it were some conspiracy. Did we go too far or not far enough? Make up your mind. By the way, when you're dodging ground fire in an Apache helicopter, you don't circle enemy tanks until every soldier has left his vehicle. How much time does it take for an Iraqi soldier to leave his vehicle anyway...
...global credit crunch that limits the resources of prospective buyers, guarantees depressed prices for even some choice enterprises. "There are just too many projects chasing too little money," says Paul Sacks, president of Multinational Strategies, a New York consulting firm. When finally sold off, many companies are destined to fail in the highly competitive marketplace...
While this argument is convincing, at times the authors seem to imply that society is intentionally perpetuating female terror. They fail to show how the fear of rape could benefit society in a way that would justify its perpetuation...
...simply creating private banks will fail to address the more fundamental problems in the Nicaraguan economy. Chamorro must stop stalling on privatization efforts. She must gain the political will to defy the unions if she wants to reduce her government's $35 million-a-month deficit. She must stop extending credit to pay for union blackmail if she wants to control inflation...
...destroying much of the Iraqi military and telling prospective rebels that we would help them, the United States caused a revolt. By leaving just enough of Iraq's military intact and abandoning the rebels, the United States caused the revolt to fail. Add these deaths to the continually escalating body count from the Gulf...