Word: fruitlessness
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...terrorism" cannot be won. Terrorist cells can't be stamped out as if they were so many scurrying cockroaches; the effort will prove expensive, fruitless and frustrating. Instead the U.S. must take a new approach and wage war on those nations, one at a time, that harbor terrorists. Only by deterring nations from supporting evil will we ever be able to starve evil. MARK PUTNAM Alexandria...
...would create a world in the terrorists’ image, one of random violence against civilians. But a blank check on the use of force by intelligence agencies poses a similar and perhaps a greater threat. And limiting covert assassinations to individuals directly involved in terrorist attacks would be fruitless, as actions that go beyond the limits might never come to public light...
Proclaiming itself committed to regional perspective in matters Middle Eastern was once a coded way for the Bush administration to distance itself from President Clinton's fruitless micromanagement of Israeli-Palestinian affairs. But that same regional perspective may be dragging President Bush a lot deeper into the Israeli-Palestinian imbroglio than he'd care...
...Beneath the tired, fruitless battles between Fordham and the Commission are some important truths. We do need to find new ways to attract more and better teachers - and since states seem in no mood to raise taxes, bumping up salaries may not be an option. Lowering entrance barriers is one proven way to attract new talent: there is no doubt that the time and money involved in becoming certified, along with the poor quality of many teacher education programs, turns people away. But it is also true that such barriers tend to weed out the half- hearted: studies show that...
...crisis over the "no-fly zone" policy in the West; at worst he'll simply remind the Arab world that he's still the prime target of Israel's best friend. And as long as Washington remains committed to the "no-fly zone," it finds itself forced into this fruitless bombing regimen...