Word: fervently
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Rooming with only one other conservative in a group of eight, Douthat, while fervent in his own beliefs, couldn’t survive without the thrill of conflicting perspectives. “Sometimes its difficult socially, but it means you just have to make more of an effort to make friends, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing,” he says. He admits that “At parties, when people find out I am the editor the Salient, there are always lots of groans...but as a writer, I find being a conservative a liberating...
...broad-based future Afghan government. Haqqani, who was granted semiautonomous status by the Taliban, represents the kind of element the U.S. thinks it can woo: opportunistic leaders or fighters, outside the core group of dedicated followers, who may be just along for the ride. Many of these men, while fervent Afghan nationalists, don't necessarily believe in a jihad against the West...
...capella recollection of Amos’ rape at gunpoint. When I was in seventh grade, my sister and I counted the days until our first Tori Amos concert—which we attended with our mother, no less—and were introduced to a fervent fan base, whom Amos had dubbed “Ears With Feet.” Most prominent were the young, white women aping Amos’ flaming hair sporting fairy wings and glitter who lingered in the aisles and whispered along with every word. Toriphiles came in all forms, but I wanted...
Only problem: the U.S. Army is not going to fight a conventional battle with the Taliban. Afghans may be fervent, but they are not stupid. For a price, some will switch sides and join the forces allied to the Americans. In Afghanistan's wars, the liberal application of bribes to local warlords has always been a deadly weapon. But to take out key leaders of the Taliban, let alone find bin Laden and his top associates, money won't be enough. Special forces are going to have to do the dirty work...
...Only problem: the U.S. Army is not going to fight a conventional battle with the Taliban. Afghans may be fervent, but they are not stupid. For a price, some will switch sides and join the forces allied to the Americans. In Afghanistan's wars, the liberal application of bribes to local warlords has always been a deadly weapon. But to take out key leaders of the Taliban, let alone find bin Laden and his top associates, money won't be enough. Special forces are going to have to do the dirty work...