Word: unpopularity
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Going to war in Iraq also puts at risk the success of our broader effort to combat al Qaeda worldwide. Beyond the shift of resources and attention from our anti-terrorism campaign to our anti-Iraq campaign, initiating an unpopular military conflict in Iraq may alienate crucial allies necessary to the capture of terrorists. Recent successes in the war on terror have come as a result of the work of law-enforcement agencies in many countries. As anti-American sentiment gains traction in these countries, a good-faith cooperation will be harder to produce. War in Iraq...
...There is no point in going ahead if [preregistration] is so unpopular with our students,” he said...
...issues that eventually people catch up to what he's been saying," says Barry Diller, CEO of USA Interactive and a fellow director with Buffett on the boards of both Coke and Washington Post. As in his investing, Buffett sticks to his principles even during periods when they're unpopular, and expects to be proved correct in the long run. Then others follow...
...rejected by Basque society, but accepted as necessary by Spanish society." Meanwhile, he says he can't get an appointment to speak with Aznar himself. "He's mounted on a horse of arrogance, and that's bad for the Basque people, and ultimately for Spanish society itself." With his unpopular decision to back the United States in the war on Iraq, Aznar has bigger cod to fry. But the festering Basque conflict is a reminder that peace is no more assured at home than abroad...
However, he said that members will not be restricted from posting unpopular opinions...