Word: gung
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...cooperating with the Americans to advance Russian interests on a range of other fronts. President Vladimir Putin is believed to lean more to the latter view. And Russia's own interest in toppling the Taliban, manifested in its long-term support for the opposition forces, has made it more gung-ho than most allies on pressing for Western military action...
...certainly an odd feeling in this area. Boston is known to be a city gung-ho about its sports teams. The Red Sox are everyday front page news. The Patriots usually sell-out home games during the football season, and the Bruins and Celtics are glorified dynasties in their respective athletic organizations...
...risk." Powell's unwillingness to fight any less-than-total war is legendary, and the particulars of launching a covert insurgency among the feuding Iraqi opposition factions would give any general pause. The proposition is still "hypothetical," he told TIME. But plenty of others on the Bush team are gung...
...risk." Powell's unwillingness to fight any less-than-total war is legendary, and the particulars of launching a covert insurgency among the feuding Iraqi opposition factions would give any general pause. The proposition is still "hypothetical," he told TIME. But plenty of others on the Bush team are gung...
There are cracks in the Administration's support for missile defense. Contrary to public perception, the U.S. military is not gung-ho on the idea. Budget plans now floating inside the Pentagon call for boosting missile-defense spending about $1 billion, or 20%, a year to more than $5 billion annually. But that's not nearly enough to build Bush's system, which could top $200 billion. Military leaders fear their planes, tanks and ships would have greater utility against future threats than a missile shield. And Powell, reflecting his military background and his new post, is cooler to missile...