Word: scenario
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...point of this chilling scenario is that every argument one now hears being advanced by the Soviets to justify the invasion of Afghanistan could also be applied to the Iranian crisis hypothesized above. The Soviets repeatedly-and, quite possibly, with some sincerity-deny having a grand design for a grab at the oil and warm waters of the gulf. But a socialist Iran, asking for help from Moscow tomorrow, is even easier to imagine today than was an Islamic Republic of Iran two years...
Brown's strategist thought they had it all figured out. Their candidate showed surprising strength in 1976, when he captured primaries in California and Maryland and performed in Oregon, proving he could take Carter's measure in a head-to-head contest. The president, the Brown scenario went, would take care of Ted Kennedy--if and when he ran--sometime in the early going. With Kennedy knocked out, Brown would step in as the only viable alternative to another four years of a Carter White House. No such luck. The Brown war chest, says press secretary Larry Powers, is "down...
...scenario was simple: John Connally, after a successful lope through the primaries, would come to Detroit packing a wealthy and unstoppable political force. He would later ride out of the Motor City with the momentum to carry him past a slumping Democratic challenger. The people of the United States would wake up and recognize their need for strong leadership and would call Big John back from his Texas ranch to lead the country...
...resentment after the fall of the Shah of Iran. Indeed, as we look at the confrontation building up in the Middle East, with the rapid deployment of U.S. naval forces in the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, we are witnessing just the kind of scenario that experts have long predicted would be the most probable path for beginning a nuclear war. This was recently reinforced by reports of a Defense Department study claiming that adequate defense in the region would require the use of tactical nuclear weapons. We know that U.S. naval forces are armed with...
...SCENARIO is almost too obvious: record executives hear the energy-packed Alive on Arrivaland construct the plastic formula enabling Forbert to become the Barry Manilow of the street-punk-rocker crowd. Alive on Arrival is an uncut gem. Unfortunately the attempted refinement of Jack Rabbit Slimmarred the original stone. Maybe next time Steve Forbert can restore...