Word: instinctiveness
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...intelligence, we may be able to make only educated guesses about our enemies' arsenals and intentions, and we'll need to rely on wisps and warnings and our guts. Bush may be comfortable making decisions that way. Whether the country is ready to go to war on instinct is another question...
...think she’ll play until she can’t,” Asano said. “That’s my own instinct when I see her play...
Success in populist politics depends on the party leader's jugular instinct for voter discontent. But can a populist party succeed without its leader? That's the dilemma facing List Pim Fortuyn (LPF), the second-largest party in the Dutch government, which formally presented its legislative program last week. Pim Fortuyn, the party's charismatic founder, shattered the comfortable consensus of Dutch politics with his critique of the mainstream parties and his tough talk on immigration. Since he was slain just days before last May's election, the LPF has been trying to plumb a line through rough leadership battles...
...palaces and other politically sensitive sites, or to blacklist inspectors believed to be spying for the U.S. Russia and Iraq's Arab neighbors will likely be doing their utmost to persuade Saddam that he has no alternative but to swallow whatever the UN demands. The Iraqi leader's own instinct will to use any discord between the U.S. and its allies to push back and play for time. And President Bush will be waiting - and not necessarily patiently - for Saddam to make...
...Bush Administration's instinct is to cast doubt on the sincerity of Saddam's offer, and cite his well-documented history of denial, deception, obstruction and defiance as reason to see it as nothing more than a fake-out. That may very well be true. Still, having demanded that Iraq accept immediate, unconditional and unfettered arms inspections, the Bush Administration can't easily afford to flatly reject a "yes" answer from Baghdad if it hopes to win international consent for a military campaign...