Word: objectness
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Soldiers are supposed to follow orders. But top generals are also supposed to guide their political masters so the orders make sense - and in the end, to object if they don't. So, in the face of mounting casualties and political chaos in Iraq and no clear strategy for victory, it was only a matter of time before military commanders on the ground would start publicly voicing their contrary opinions...
...Many Happy Returns, Twelfth Imam! The Mahdi, an imam who happens to be Ahmadinejad's favorite, has become the object of frenzied and government-nurtured worship
...Washington. South Korea has called its national security council into emergency session, and will face pressure from the U.S. and Japan to terminate its "Sunshine" policy of trade and engagement aimed at moderating North Korean behavior. Japan, well within range of North Korea's missiles and a longtime object of its ire, will press for a tough response, and may see its own debate over whether to build nuclear weapons rejoined with new vigor. China will face the uncomfortable reality that its patronage of and friendship with North Korea gave it no leverage, at the decisive moment, over a troublesome...
...Many Happy Returns, Twelfth Imam! The Mahdi, an imam who happens to be Ahmadinejad's favorite, has become the object of frenzied and government-nurtured worship
...dismayed that Congress has not repealed DADT; and dismayed that the University has not pressured Congress to repeal the amendment. But we also disagree with the some of the indulgent, sensationalistic, and ill-founded protests against military recruiters.Unlike its position during the Vietnam War, the University now does not object to military recruiters per se, but rather to the military’s exclusion of gays. By excluding gays, the military is, by extension, excluding a portion of the Harvard community, which the University’s anti-discrimination policy clearly forbids. We agree with this rationale. To be sure...