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Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis `68 wrote in an e-mail that he expects the council to make prudent selections for the committee...
...moved to bring Washington's Iraq policy more in line with its Arab allies by calling for a relaxation of many sanctions against Baghdad while seeking to tighten control over access to military technology. And during the Hainan spy plane standoff, the Defense Secretary found himself sidelined - it was prudent for the Bush Administration, during those difficult days, to muzzle the man who'd only weeks earlier told the U.S. military that its primary mission was to build the capability to fight and win a land war in Asia. Only last week, he was forced to retract an order...
...considered a role model, though. Stem-cell tissue replacement is half a decade off at least, and nobody knows what unexpected glitches might arise to make the whole idea impossible. Besides, the hazards of true obesity are enormous. But if the research pans out, it may someday be as prudent to carry a modest spare tire around your waist as it is to carry one in the trunk of your...
...Whether or not it's sustainable or prudent, Sharon's vision of a violent equilibrium certainly makes sense of Israel's military strategy of escalating attacks on the Palestinians and the Syrians in order to force them to rein in militants operating from areas under their control. After all, unlike Barak, he's not looking at the Syrians or the Palestinians first and foremost as negotiating partners right...
...staff fails to perceive the difference between needless provocation of China (such as Bush’s use of the word “competitor”) and prudent, principled disagreement. By its logic, Taiwan needs no military whatsoever, since the United States is pledged to defend it. Why let the Taiwanese defend themselves if we can send American soldiers no older than the staff to die in their place...