Word: joying
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...look of the war, barring a an unexpected uprising, coup or decapitation strike on Saddam's hiding place, there may be much death and destruction in Iraq before it is all over. I'm guessing that the leveling of Baghdad, if that tragedy were to occur, would counteract Iraqi joy at Saddam's demise...
...grand scheme of things, these events mean little outside of the momentary joy or heartache that each game brings. Put into perspective, frankly, it’s all quite frivolous, especially in light of current events...
...estimated 100,000 delirious East Germans had slipped past him on their way to a raucous celebration in West Berlin. Over the next few days, the revelers hammered away at the most notorious symbol of Soviet communist repression and toasted their newfound freedom with bottles of champagne. But joy was soon dampened by the daunting burden of rebuilding the backward East. More than a decade after Germany officially unified in 1990, the country is still suffering the hangover. --By Daniel Eisenberg
...Nashville in August 2002. "Regime change in Iraq would bring about a number of benefits to the region," he said, including "the chance to promote the values that can bring lasting peace." He quoted Ajami's conviction that after liberation, the streets of Baghdad and Basra would "erupt in joy in the same way as the throngs in Kabul greeted the Americans." By last summer, to the surprise of many old critics, Cheney's intellectual journey was complete. William Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, the Koran of neoconservative thought, was critical when Bush chose Cheney as a running mate...
...even celebrate his birthday. Lopez, 41, still tears up when he remembers waiting at home alone when she would work into the night without bothering to call. "I have come to understand that I cannot expect someone who doesn't feel to feel," he says. "She never knew joy or how to express...