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...international affairs. In 1993, Hussein’s agents were foiled in an attempt to assassinate both the Emir of Kuwait and then-President George H. W. Bush. In ordering this crime, Hussein risked an overwhelming military response from the U.S. for little reason other than to gratify his thirst for vengeance. This assassination attempt constitutes a casus belli for the U.S. as long as Hussein remains the ruler of Iraq, and demonstrates that he is not a rational actor who can be trusted as a predictable, let alone responsible, steward of weapons of mass destruction...
...unwillingness of athletes to follow policies that have been imposed on them by a bunch of presidents and their thirst to stay within the confines of their sport should be praised, not chided. The very fact that athletes are willing to limit their social life and sacrifice their studies is precisely why athletes form such a necessary niche in Harvard’s community...
...Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-the-Thames, England. The Crimson won three titles, a feat never before accomplished by a non-English team and also setup the first All-American final in the Brittania Cup. But this benchmark has not quenched the Crimson’s thirst for success...
...British response to that call - is a thinly veiled response to threats on oil supplies. Labour MP Alan Simpson told the Belfast News Letter, "Sadly, I think Bush will hit Iraq in much the same way that a drunk will hit a bottle. He needs to satisfy his thirst for power and oil." Simpson then dismissed Blair's report as "deeply flawed, partial and superficial," according to the paper...
Part of me that day felt a thirst for revenge. The battle had been brought to us with a surprise attack on our home soil that killed thousands of innocent civilians. Who in the world thought they could do this to the United States and get away with it? But that feeling was tempered by the satisfaction I felt in knowing that at some point in the future I would get to play a direct part in the country’s response in the new War on Terrorism...