Word: protractedness
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ALGIERS, Algeria-The Republic of Chad celebrates a decade of independence from France on August 14. But anniversary celebrations are likely to be limited. The country, a wind-swept desert sandbox in north central Africa, is torn by a protracted guerrilla war which began in June 1966 and has led...
Peace Must Come. The most substantive news in all of the President's words was that the Administration now intends to place new emphasis upon the use of diplomatic rather than military leverage to end the war. As the President stated the situation: "There is no military solution to...
As a result, the role of Commander in Chief has very nearly become a doctrine distinct from the other powers of the presidency. Many scholars contend that the Commander in Chief was never meant to have so broad a charter. The drafters of the Constitution gave the President that title...
Selby deftly handles a protracted episode of comic business with a plate of toast in the second act. But there are a few tiny points he should be more careful about. For instance, he slightly anticipates being stopped by the minister, when he ought not react until he actually feels...
No Choice. If the shelters speak eloquently of a protracted war of stalemate, so do the politicians. On a hill in Jerusalem, Premier Golda Meir spoke last week at ceremonies dedicating olive trees to each of 181 soldiers killed during the 1967 battle that wrested old Jerusalem from Jordan. "We...