Word: swiftly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...share the staff's revulsion for war and its hope for a swift resolution to this blight that has settled upon the world like a dark plague...
...prove, of course, to have been a false message -- the Bush Administration may opt for a swift war after all. But now that a senior officer has made headlines with his reservations, the political risks of such a move have been multiplied. Should a mid-January offensive bring high casualties, President Bush would stand accused of sending U.S. soldiers into battle unprepared, something he has repeatedly promised the American people he will...
Desert Warrior Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, became America's most saluted soldier as he guided the swift deployment of 280,000 U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. His tough-guy image and smooth deskside manner have pundits speculating that Powell would be the perfect running mate for Bush...
People have long distrusted industry assertions, but they expect better from environmentalists, who have enjoyed great credibility. The debate over Big Green's pesticide provisions left many voters wondering whether environmental interest groups exaggerate for effect. Congressman Al Swift of Washington State says the environmental lobby in Congress has grown from a David into a Goliath without exercising the restraint that should come with its greatly expanded influence...
...environmentalists must accept part of the blame for the present policy paralysis, they also deserve credit for some noteworthy victories this year. In a remarkably swift turnabout, Japan agreed to phase out its large-scale drift-net operations in the Pacific. Under pressure, Taiwan and South Korea have also agreed to curb the use of the giant nets, which indiscriminately trap turtles and marine mammals along with fish. In the U.S. the Interior Department banned offshore drilling in a number of sensitive areas for 10 years, buying time to understand better the interaction of oil and delicate marine ecosystems...