Word: imperilling
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...British leader will try to convince President Bush that notwithstanding the difficulties of working through the UN, a U.S. military administration or a civilian government perceived to be under its tutelage will struggle to win legitimacy in the eyes of many Iraqis and in the wider region, which could imperil efforts to stabilize Iraq. But the prevailing view among U.S. officials is that the UN should be confined to providing humanitarian aid, while the U.S. takes charge. Britain and the U.S. are firmly united on waging the war to oust Saddam's regime, but calibrating their post-war thinking...
...team is repudiating a decade-long Republican fixation on balanced budgets as well as the Clinton Administration's bedrock belief that big deficits lead to higher interest rates and hurt long-term growth. And in focusing on economic expansion in 2004 rather than short-term stimulus now, Bush may imperil an already jobless recovery...
...should ask ourselves [IRAQ, Oct.14]. The Bush Administration has whipped up post--Sept. 11 fear to a froth, just in time to stop freewheeling discussion of the string of economic and moral disasters that should have buried Republicans' chances in the midterm elections. These audacious political tactics, brilliantly orchestrated, imperil the future of the U.S. and of world peace. JOYCE GEHRINGER Pleasant Ridge, Mich...
...when unilateralist commentators back home like William Safire and Charles Krauthammer demean the European-American relationship, they jeopardize those shared accomplishments and the promise of many more—like winning the war on terrorism. In that way, their uncompromising words actually imperil our security by undermining the key global alliances that will protect America from more terrorism...
...Bush administration has been eager to certify Sharon as in compliance with Washington's requirements - adjusted substantially to accommodate the Israeli leader's initial recalcitrance - and move on in search of talks aimed at reducing regional tensions that imperil wider U.S. interests. But that may be wishful thinking, not only because of the problems of implementing a truce, but also because the political horizon looks as gloomy as the security...