Word: garnering
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Amidst the widespread famine and stark poverty characteristic of a Communist state, Kim’s regime risks implosion if it fails to garner needed external aid. Since North Korea has received billions of dollars worth of food, oil and project aid in recent years as a reward for halting nuclear programs, its leaders believed that the international community would again appease its belligerent behavior. In the process, Kim counted on polishing his domestic demi-god-like persona and boosting his international clout by demanding one-on-one talks with the American leadership...
...Looking on the bright side, both the meeting and the peaceful protest outside were symptoms of an emerging democracy, in which Iraqis are finally free to express their feelings. Retired General Jay Garner, the U.S. official in charge of administering postwar Iraq has warned that the ride will be bumpy, but that political turbulence is an integral part of birthing a democracy. But in Iraq, the turbulence threatens to turn bloody...
...General Garner warned ahead of Tuesday's meeting, if the U.S. or some form of Iraqi authority is not able to move quickly to fill the vacuum left by the collapse of Saddam's regime, "the vacuum gets filled in ways you don't want." But the precipitous collapse of the regime has unleashed dynamics beyond the control of U.S. planners. They had hoped to see an organized surrender of much of Saddam's army, which could allow a smooth and orderly transition. In the event, neither the coalition, nor the competing Iraqi opposition groups were prepared for the precipitous...
...meeting two weeks ago with a group of Kuwaiti businessmen and academics, Garner said he would judge the success of his operation by how quickly he could turn power back to the Iraqis. He has said he hoped it might take only 90 days. But after a war that has not gone quite as rapidly or as smoothly as planned, peace may not proceed on the fast track either. --By Mark Thompson, with reporting by Terry McCarthy/Kuwait City
Indeed, Phase Two will resemble neither democracy nor self-governance—at least for a while. The Bush administration plans to immediately install Retired U.S. Army Gen. Jay Garner as “interim transitional civil administrator” for an undisclosed and indefinite length of time, and in the interim he will continue to report to U.S. Central Command. Garner will play a variety of temporary roles—coordinating humanitarian efforts, making sure the oil wells begin pumping again and ferreting out hidden Republican Guard fighters. But it is unclear what role he will play...