Word: pretender
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...into a variant of La Grande Illusion (as such thinking was called in France in the late 1930s). The notion that the Kim regime has absolutely no intention of ever giving up its nuclear capability?at any price, for any reason?is too terrible to face. Better to play pretend, even if this means being bilked in return for fake "breakthroughs" and bogus "accords...
...believe that fighting for our country must be fairly shared by all racial and economic groups. Nobody wants to go to war, but the burden of service cannot fall only on volunteers who, no matter how patriotic, are attracted to the military for financial reasons. We cannot continue to pretend it is fair that one segment of society makes all the sacrifices...
Hate and love are the wrong words to describe how Americans feel about the President. I am not emotional about the man George W. Bush. It is the Bush Administration and the unilateralism of its policies that scare me. How can the U.S. pretend to promote democracy around the world when it is such a poor team player in the U.N., the only global democratic body we have? Barbara M. Tull Delaware, Ohio...
...Europe Gets Bush Wrong" [Dec. 1], Michael Elliott explained how the Continent's history plays a big part in shaping Europeans' views of the U.S. and Bush in particular. Certainly, European history has its limits, but who can pretend to be above it and able to pass judgment on it? Not Bush. His not being European gives him another perspective on things but not a superior position. If Europeans seem to be caught up in their own way of understanding the world, Bush should keep in mind that he too is caught up in history...
...Somehow we’ve got to advance people’s education and awareness about getting treatment for a mental health problem,” Barreira said. “People want to pretend they don’t need treatment...