Word: uncertainly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Founding Fathers, as indicated in your story "Uncertain Beacon," may have expressed isolationist views, but many of the early patriots were vigorous internationalists. Benjamin Franklin said, "Our cause is the cause of all mankind." Thomas Paine, the fervently religious man who gave us the name United States of America, said, "My country is the world." Today that spirit is not just noble; it is imperative. CHARLES F. DAMBACH, Chairman Coalition for American Leadership Abroad Washington...
Captain Brad Konik practiced this week and will be dressing Friday night. His status is day to day, though, and although he will at least play in penalty killing situations, his playing time in the regular shift is still uncertain...
...like listening to an old Russian folk tale. There is humor, there is misunderstanding, and the Russians are never wrong. In truth, Dobrynin neither over-simplifies the story nor bogs the narrative down with too much information. Instead, he produces an in-depth analysis of the unpredictable and often uncertain times he lived...
...strengthening the Muslim army, although these are not insurmountable. While some of the training could be done inside Bosnia, for large-scale exercises the U.S. might have to invite Bosnian troops to practice on two huge U.S. bases in Germany. Just how the Bosnian military would be outfitted remains uncertain. While some Pentagon officials suggest they might be supplied with older U.S. Army gear, General John Shalikashvili, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, notes that this could cause problems. "The training is not that easy if you give them U.S. or Western arms," he says. "They...
...vote the Administration hopes to win will be taken soon, and the outcome remains uncertain. In the Senate, the support of majority leader Bob Dole will probably win the backing that Bill Clinton desires, and Dole's courage should not be minimized. With the exception of Senator Richard Lugar, all the other G.O.P. presidential candidates oppose Clinton on Bosnia--the most vocal being Phil Gramm, who, in declaring his position even before the President made his case, showed again that he seems never to have encountered a principle he won't rise above in the service of ambition. Dole knows...