Word: reaction
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...mused with a fatalistic sigh: "They'll be asking that question in political science classes for years to come." As he campaigned on Tuesday at a couple of Florida delis and thanked his volunteers at a couple of his campaign offices - he didn't visit any polling stations - his reaction to why-the-kooky-one-state-strategy questions was oddly muted. "My message for today is go vote, so the strategy will be correct," he said with a wan smile...
...been involved in military engagements beyond its backyard before, but such an ambitious mission so far from Europe is being touted as a turning point in E.U. foreign policy. It is considerably larger that 2003's Operation Artemis, a 1,400-strong E.U. rapid reaction force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and smaller, mainly humanitarian missions to Georgia, the Aceh region of Indonesia and Ukraine...
...What was his reaction...
Third, the Iraqi police, as disheveled and ill-equipped a group as exists in the new Iraq, saunter up the street, many carrying their helmets in their hands. Fourth, the Iraqi police's Quick Reaction Force, well dressed and well equipped, sporting black uniforms, harnesses for extra ammunition, black helmets, black ski goggles and reflective sunglasses. They are the police's SWAT unit with many of their members in their early 20s and only on the job three months. Fifth, the National Police, a group feared and vilified in Sunni neighborhoods in Baghdad...
With luck, some of these groups may consolidate or disappear. One day, for example the Americans may go home. The National Police may draw down, the Iraqi police step up and shape up, the quick reaction force remain at the station unless otherwise needed, and the CLCs integrate into the Iraqi army and police. But for students of history and armchair generals, the parallels with Beirut, circa 1975, may be striking: More sectarian-aligned groups are organized and armed and funded now than at any point...