Word: inept
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Israelis were divided in their opinions as to whether Rabin's move was clever tactics or inept strategy. An intense, introspective man, Rabin has been increasingly unhappy about the smallness of his majority in the Knesset. After nearly three years in office, he is also weary of constant criticism from his fellow Israelis-both in and out of the government. During his tenure, Israel's inflation has risen to a rate of 37%, unemployment is approaching 5% and money is tight. While Assad and Sadat have captured world headlines with talk of a peace offensive, Rabin has been...
Moore's alleged attempt to peddle defense secrets to the Soviets was bizarre but not inept. A veteran U.S. intelligence operative told TIME: "The Soviets bungled this thing-not Moore." Had he telephoned the Russian embassy, he might have been wiretapped. Had he tried to broach the deal with the Soviets in a park or on a street, he might have been seen. Said the U.S. official: "He tried to do it the safe way by tossing the packet to them in the dark. He never figured they'd fumble it. The Soviets let an intelligence bonanza slip...
...help appreciating and respecting his reasons. Swanberg's Thomas thus appears as an almost classically tragic figure whose discriminating mind and commitment to democratic ideals were at once his greatest personal assets and political liabilities. In what seems an apocryphal metaphor, Swanberg notes that Thomas was a singularly inept bridge player, often "playing the wrong cards but, his son-in-law John Gates observed, "always having a good reason...
...also a mess for the entire field of psychology, which is still struggling to be taken seriously as a rigorous science. When a leader in the field is shown to be either a fraud or spectacularly inept, it is psychology's loss...
...dapper fellow portrayed by Belmondo, we learn, has lost a fortune thanks to his inept uncle, who has speculated away his inheritance. Strike one against the inanity of capitalism. Meanwhile the woman Belmondo pines for, acted by a ravishing Genevieve Bujold, has become engaged to a silly looking suitor who promises nothing but a fat checking account. Strike two. So what is a clearly superior gentleman to do about this unappreciative bourgeois system of values? Strike back, of course. The suitor's fortune rests on his family's jewels, so Belmondo lifts them. His career in crime has taken wing...