Word: postdefeat
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...never learn. That unanimity represented a singular alignment of planets. Soon they were all out of joint again, as France and Russia worked assiduously to free the defeated Saddam from his postdefeat sanctions. Another war became inevitable, and the run-up to it led to such acrimonious division within the Security Council that it was reduced to a bystander when a second Gulf War broke out in 2003. It could not endorse war. It could not stop war. It could only watch...
...long ago, skating meets had some of the intimate charm of horse trials or country fairs. Even today, no skater -- except one in the throes of a postdefeat pout -- is too big to sign autographs, accept a stuffed teddy bear or stop and chat with a thigh-high champion of tomorrow. Most practice sessions are like high school afternoon scrimmages: come along and stay behind afterward to hear from the source what it feels like to sail along the wind in a grand spread eagle. The end of all that may have begun last week...
...kept a low profile, particularly in her home state. She even failed to put in an appearance when her husband announced a month ago that he would not seek another term as Governor of Massachusetts. Last week Michael Dukakis revealed that his wife was suffering from more than postdefeat blues. He explained that Kitty had checked into a private clinic in Newport, R.I., for treatment of an alcohol problem that had surfaced suddenly after the election. Said the Governor: "A combination of physical exhaustion, the stress of the campaign effort and postelection letdown all combined to create a situation...
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