Word: hopelessness
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...them plausible, at least in a Republican context. But in the end, all face an enormous hurdle because of their unconvincing answers to this nonscenario: We invade a country, suspecting weapons of mass destruction. But the WMD aren't there, and we get bogged down in a hopeless sectarian struggle. What...
...however A. His illustration includes one of the key “Wake Up the Grader” phrases—“It is absurd.” What force! What gall! What fun! “Ridiculous,” “hopeless,” “nonsense,” on the one hand; “doubtless,” “obvious,” “unquestionable,” on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, antiacademic languor at this stage...
...back, Blackwill and Grenier agreed that CPA was essentially hopeless; as currently constituted, it would be neither willing nor capable of doing what was necessary. Blackwill summed up his feelings to Grenier: "The only hope we have is you, CIA, and the deployed military. So it is over to you guys, to figure this thing out and do what...
...their successors take note of what can be accomplished at Harvard by taking initiative. After all, the idea of a pub to revitalize Loker was first proposed a decade ago, but it took this motley crew of University Hall denizens to bring it to fruition. So farewell to the hopeless Loker. The makeover is complete and the Pub delightful. One cannot dwell for long on Harvard’s lack of a student center with a pint of 1636 in hand and a shuffleboard tourney brewing...
...Hamas’s rise to power and the construction of the fence in the West Bank as two serious impediments to the peace process. In this case, the timing of the book’s publication seems auspicious: at a time when the situation seems as close to hopeless as it’s ever been, Nusseibeh combines inspiring optimism with a pragmatic analysis of the obstacles that lie ahead. In telling his story, Nusseibeh artfully details the knowledge and events that shaped his personal philosophy, perhaps hoping that by doing so, he can incite the same philosophy...