Word: sentimentals
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...could serve as the command-and-control center for any American-led war against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. Such a center already exists in Saudi Arabia, but the regime there is hesitant to let the U.S. use it in a new confrontation, for fear that anti-American sentiment would rebound against them. Qatari officials, on the other hand, are eager "to handcuff themselves to the U.S.," as a Western diplomat puts it. The emir is gambling that, in return, Washington will provide protection for the country against a resurgent Saddam, a shaky Saudi Arabia or an irate Iran...
...insulting to think that Arab families don't have the same motives. Yet tapping that sentiment to build a constituency for change won't be easy. Those east of the Iron Curtain, Geoana points out, were conscious that Western Europe offered them an alternative that was geographically and culturally close. No Arab state, yet, acts as such a model. Moreover, in Europe, change was associated with the rejection of imperial--in this case, Russian--rule. But in Iraq, regime change through the force of American arms could easily be seen as the reimposition of imperialism. Fairly...
...underwent change last year and will likely be changing much more radically in the near future. There is a remarkable degree of homogeneity in opinion across campus about these two issues. “I hate the Core, it’s too intrusive” is a common sentiment expressed about the former, and “It’s really bad that Harvard makes it so hard to study abroad” about the latter...
David B. Rochelson, ’05, expressed a similar sentiment after being unable to check his e-mail from home. His personal computer has been reconnected, after being off the server for a week...
...insulting to think that Arab families don't have the same motives. Yet tapping that sentiment to build a constituency for change won't be easy. Those east of the Iron Curtain, Geoana points out, were conscious that Western Europe offered them an alternative that was geographically and culturally close. No Arab state, yet, acts as such a model. Moreover, in Europe, change was associated with the rejection of imperial - in this case, Russian - rule. But in Iraq, regime change through the force of American arms could easily be seen as the reimposition of imperialism. Fairly...