Word: forcefullness
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dismissed the forceful opposition from France and Germany as unimportant chatter from "old Europe." Secretary of State Colin Powell, who was responsible for pushing Bush to solicit U.N. support, was reportedly so "incandescent" with rage at France's broadside that he struck a harsh new tone...
Years later, during Cheney's tenure as Defense Secretary, his preference for American forcefulness was reinforced when, in the weeks before Iraq overran Kuwait, the U.S. sent mixed signals to Saddam Hussein about the consequences of an invasion. According to friends and aides, Cheney believes that if the U.S. had...
From the very beginning of Trent Lott's fourth attempt to apologize, the tone was all wrong. The Senate Republican leader seemed forceful, composed, even buoyant--but not at all bowed, contrite or shaken. The words said sorry, but the attitude didn't. By the end of the press conference...
Dear Joschka," began the letter Colin Powell recently sent to German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. "Although the U.S. is not a member of the E.U. ... " And that's where the U.S. Secretary of State's missive might as well have ended. Powell went on to write that the European Union...
In the final minute, Michigan St.ate allowed a forceful midfield drive from Liz Andrews to land harmlessly in the net. Since field hockey requires that all goals must be touched inside the circle, it’s actually to a team’s advantage to avoid making contact with...