Word: vitality
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...vulnerable to oil spills. In a body of water badly contaminated by tankers, garbage and sewage, a disastrous spill of the kind that Iraq caused last week could destroy nesting areas for endangered sea turtles and spawning grounds for shrimp while poisoning tuna, snapper, sardines and anchovies, which are vital to local fishermen. "The ecosystems are endangered anyway," says Frank Barnaby, former director of the Stockholm Peace Research Institute. "Another million barrels of oil may be the last straw...
...taxing? No borrowing? That prospect raised the concern that the money may have to come from cash-starved social programs. But that path could prove ruinous at a time when 29 deficit-ridden states are unable to provide adequate financing for such vital needs as education, housing and police protection. The cost of two days of fighting surpasses the $937 million that Congress voted last year for aid to the homeless. Meanwhile, demands on the budget are swiftly growing. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady warned last week that the savings and loan bailout will require $77 billion more in emergency funds...
Beyond the military experts, scholars of public policy and international relations have sought to add their voices to the Middle East conflict. The U.S. role in that region's future, some professors say, is equally vital to the Administration's planning process...
...days of the Ottomans get in the way of sound policy, common sense and simple fairness. Congress has insisted on apportioning military aid to Greece and Turkey by a rigid and arbitrary formula that links the two, even though geography has assigned Turkey a far more active and vital mission on the front line of international peacekeeping...
Bush and Congress must do more to cement the relationship and give Israel the support the country deserves. To support Israel's security, Bush must warn itchytrigger-fingered Arab leaders that any attack on Israel will be considered an attack on American vital interests and will evoke a military response. Further, the U.S. command must immediately coordinate efforts with the Israeli Defense Forces, to give Israel the capability to attack Iraq...