Word: prudently
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...other end of the Islamic world in Turkey, where nationalism and strife nevertheless persisted. Last October, the United States Congress made the difficult decision to censure Turkey, a strategic ally in Iraq, for the genocide it committed against Armenian Christians in 1915. On this count, White House hawks advocated prudent silence—the indefinite continuation of a century of defiant, nationalistic denial. Matters such as these show us that measured judgment and even condemnation have their place in international affairs—as in February, when the historically staunchly secularist Turks voted to roll back a ban on Islamic...
...This recent history provides sobering lessons for both Obama and McCain. For Obama, it demonstrates just how difficult any attempt to engage Iran's leaders will be. A more prudent course would probably be to ignore Iran at first and try to engage Syria, which has been dropping all sorts of hints that it is ready to talk to both the U.S. and Israel. For McCain, the lesson is the opposite: Why on earth does he want to keep making the same mistake Bush did and play the caricature Great Satan? A more prudent course would be to stow...
...After this episode, my driver thought it prudent to avoid coming on a visit to several storm-ravaged villages. A boat was arranged and in my notebook, he wrote out basic questions in Burmese that I could at least point to when meeting cyclone victims: what is your village name, what is the death toll, have you gotten any government...
...Rabbi Pollock was cautious, of course - likening an ancient religion to children's fiction may not be particularly prudent in a country that is home to more holy sites and razor wire than anywhere on earth...
Shaping those norms are some powerful fiscal forces as well, such as soaring malpractice rates for obstetricians. Since doctors are sued more frequently after vaginal births than caesareans, surgery is often the prudent choice when there is even the slightest indication of a difficult vaginal birth. Combine this with the increasing willingness of moms like Chung to talk more openly about their C-sections, and we may be headed for a time when mothers make the vaginal-or-caesarean decision in the same way many now make the breast-or-bottle decision...