Word: inflicting
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...trade; it could not possibly flourish if barriers go up in retaliation, especially in agriculture where the U.S. is one of the most efficient producers. Nor is "don't call us, we'll call you" the essence of intelligent statecraft. How do you combat global terrorism or inflict embargoes on Iraq unless all the major players join you? In its glory days, U.S. diplomacy was a lot smarter. It took care of its own by taking care of others. It built international institutions - NATO, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization - that advanced American interests, military and economic, along with...
...levying a five cent tax on every bullet sold. This new tax would help pay for the trauma centers which deal directly with the carnage caused by gun violence, not only decreasing the amount of ammunition sold but also making gun owners pay directly for the damage that they inflict on society...
...lopsided body count. Since the fighting began in September 2000, some 1,200 Palestinians have been killed, compared with some 400 Israelis. That disparity feeds the drive to frighten and punish the enemy with bombings. "As they have war jets and missiles, we have human bombs that can inflict losses on the enemy and achieve some balance," says Marzouk...
...lines that directors just don’t cross. You don’t show actors going to the bathroom. You don’t let them look at the camera. You don’t kill dogs (although murdering people is fine) and you don’t inflict violence or cruelty on children. Frailty obliterates that last boundary in spades as longtime studio actor Bill Paxton moves behind the camera in his feature-film directorial debut...
...Israelis would have no surefire way of stopping the Hizballah from launching its huge inventory of Iranian-supplied bombardment rockets at the villages and cities of northern Israel. Although grossly inaccurate, they would still inflict damage. Syria also has hundreds of bombardment rockets, some with chemical warheads, but unlike the Hizballah guerrillas, it must fear Israeli retaliation. No Arab air force is likely to be much of a threat to Israeli cities, while if Saddam Hussein chooses to blow his cover by launching the handful of ballistic missiles he has kept hidden all these years, they are unlikely...