Word: harm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There is harm in everything they are doing," Stuckley said. "There is nothing that is concrete or consistent in what they are saying...
...policy that truly cared about ends would be open- ended. However one defines the Somali mission, Clinton's desire to finish it "in the right way" ought to mean staying until the possibility of reversion is more than just "reasonably" foreclosed. Seeking an exit strategy before sailing in harm's way is smart, but it must be related to the mission's goal; an arbitrary deadline for withdrawal -- especially one hostage to volatile domestic opinion -- is not an exit strategy worthy of the term...
Ryder added that there is "no risk at all" of harm to park visitors even though the site was a landfill. "We did 10 years of methane testing before we built on [the site] and there is still yearly monitoring going...
This is the dark side of Islam, which shows its face in violence and terrorism intended to overthrow modernizing, more secular regimes and harm the Western nations that support them. Its influence far outweighs its numbers. The Islamic revival that has swept the Middle East is primarily a peaceful movement for a return to religious purity. But where desperation is greatest, a small number of radicals have resorted to military action to impose the Islamic ideology they espouse. For the most part, they are not members of some grand conspiracy sponsored by a state apparatus, but loosely organized, grass- roots...
...hard to see how Clinton, with his heavy domestic agenda, could gain politically from putting more American troops in harm's way. Unfortunately, Washington has promised to guarantee a Bosnia settlement so long and loudly that a reversal, even if Congress provides welcome cover, will make Clinton look feckless. Says a senior Pentagon official: "If the U.S. can't take part in this operation, it will be a major blow to the structure of NATO," -- as well as a final abandonment of Bosnian civilians to bloodthirsty aggressors...