Word: suppressant
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...late to do any good. Indeed, hindsight suggests that "Too Little, Too Late" might be a more appropriate title for what the Pentagon christened Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lacking sufficient troops and armor to calm Iraq following the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, U.S. troops were unable to suppress the insurgency that has percolated for three years. Now, with the addition of Shi'ite and Sunni militias fighting for control of Baghdad, the U.S. military doesn't have the firepower, or, it seems, the stomach to launch a battle for control of the Iraqi capital. Given the current situation...
...live in Russia as well." Yet she's sure there will be a backlash. "Society will respond. Some counterweight to this lunacy must emerge, be it in the shape of a new dissident movement, or other forms we don't yet discern. The authorities will as inevitably seek to suppress this movement cruelly and brutally. But suppression will only promote its growth, all the fears notwithstanding." [an error occurred while processing this directive...
...shall fully reciprocate. S. Suchindranath Aiyer Bangalore, India Cheney Gives No Ground I agree with Cheney. anything short of total victory in Iraq is unacceptable [Oct. 30]. The coalition forces led by the U.S. Army need a renewed focus to simply, swiftly and smartly counter, decapitate and suppress the insurgency within a time frame and then go home. The pandering to the whims of insurgent leaders should stop. The much sought-after peace lies in the hands of the locals and will surface the moment they are allowed to take their destiny into their hands. The earlier they are allowed...
...self-loathing and jihad rhetoric, and what are you left with? A man who has been fighting with himself for all of his adult life. Not the effeminate, tradition-flaunting liberal who has decided to be countercultural, but a deeply pious man who has tried his very hardest to suppress his desires because of the demands of his religion, and, as a result, found only despair and shame...
...agree with Cheney. anything short of total victory in Iraq is unacceptable. The coalition forces led by the U.S. Army need a renewed focus to simply, swiftly and smartly counter, decapitate and suppress the insurgency within a time frame and then go home. The pandering to the whims of insurgent leaders should stop. The much sought-after peace lies in the hands of the locals and will surface the moment they are allowed to take their destiny into their hands. The earlier they are allowed to do so, the better for the entire world. Segun Ogunleye Lagos...