Word: uncertainity
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...simply postponing the day in which the Iraqis themselves have to address their own problems in their own way. Whatever happens, there will be conflict and confusion when the Americans leave, with a fierce struggle for control of resources mediated by an army and police force who hold uncertain loyalty to their political masters. So with nothing to be gained by staying, there can be little to lose by fixing a date for the withdrawal of troops—certainly in no more than a couple of years—thus forcing the Iraqi leaders to take responsibility for their...
...main political groups understand this necessity for a coalition perfectly well. The trouble is that have they no reason to strive hard to implement such an arrangement right now, as they are unable to control their followers outside Baghdad’s Green Zone, where they live, and uncertain regarding the terms and conditions under which the American military will choose to leave. To make matters worse, the presence of American military power makes the job of the central government more difficult still; U.S. military commanders on the ground are busy undermining its power by diverting major resources to local...
...uncertain political situation, random violence started to consolidate into organized crime, he said...
...extremely effective policy,” said Harvard-Radcliffe Television President Michael C. Koenigs ’09. “It’s limited hazing across the board.” But not all students agree with the strict policy. “I’m uncertain whether holding students responsible to this extent is the most effective method,” said Tamar Holoshitz ’10, a member of the Undergraduate Council’s Student Affairs Committee. “But I do appreciate that the administration is trying to work on this...
...possible recruiting violations by coach Tommy Amaker.The about-face should work out alright for Ben-Eze, whose high-school coach told the Times that the big man had already received calls last week from Boston College, Rutgers University, and the Universities of Cincinnati, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh. It seemed uncertain, anyway, whether Ben-Eze would have managed to raise his ‘Academic Index’ score above the minimum required to compete in the Ivy League in time for the March deadline on admissions decisions. The news that Ben-Eze is no longer Cambridge-bound reminded...