Word: hindsight
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...Even with hindsight, it can be hard to determine whether a particular alliance of convenience has done more good than harm. The rise of the Taliban is one of the thorniest examples. Massive American and Saudi supplies of arms and money went to various mujahedin groups in the 1980s, making Afghanistan the U.S.S.R.'s Vietnam. (It also created the conditions for armed and militant religious movements in Afghanistan and Pakistan.) When the Russians left, Pakistan fostered the rise of the Taliban, which was viewed with equanimity by the U.S. Washington hoped the group would end Afghanistan's civil...
...Considered in their context, then, and viewed with the benefit of hindsight, these pictures do-even if unintentionally-make important statements about the self-representation of America throughout the 20th century: about its own sense of self, its aesthetic, and perhaps most importantly, it's shortcomings...
...ordinary at the time, so ominous in hindsight. An American Airlines agent at Dulles Airport in Virginia looked up as two polite young men of Arab origin handed over their tickets. Odd: they were waiting in the coach-class line, dressed in inexpensive clothes, but their tickets were first class, one way. Prepaid at $2,400 each. "Oil money," thought the agent. Such passengers are common at Dulles, but these two looked a bit young: one, around 20, spoke a little English; his brother, even younger, spoke none. And they seemed awfully thin, almost underfed. The agent saw they...
...hindsight, there were clues to Kim's obstinate leadership style. His single-minded pursuit of the presidency is legendary. Kang Won Yong, head of the Peace Forum, an NGO that promotes North-South relations, first met Kim when the future President came to Seoul from Cholla half a century ago. After dictator Park Chung Hee kidnapped and then released the dissident in 1973, Kim met furtively with Kang in a garage. Afraid of wiretaps, Kim used improvised sign language: a big nose meant the Americans, a tap on the shoulder signified epaulets?Korea's generals. Kim said just one thing...
...Intelligence is the key weapon in the battle against terrorism, and there have been reports suggesting that U.S. officials may have failed to appreciate the significance of some of the information they gathered in the weeks leading up to the attack. Then again, there's nothing like hindsight...