Word: vitalizing
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Those who question whether vital United States' vital interests are at stake in the Gulf usually have in mind the U.N. objective of liberating Kuwait. And they correctly conclude that freeing a greedy absolutist Arab regime is not a crusade the United States should undertake...
...THOSE who deny that these aims protect vital U.S. interests imagine what the world will be like if Iraq is not neutralized shortly. Let them imagine a strengthened Saddam Hussein, who could justifiably claim victory for standing up to the United States, with control over 40 percent of the world's oil resources and immediate access to even more. Let them imagine Saddam Hussein as undisputed leader of the Arab world, to whom Saudi Arabia, the Arab emirates, Jordan and Syria are mere subject states...
Make no doubt about it: Next to the integrity of the United States itself, one would be hard pressed to arrive at a more vital interest for the United States than the destruction of Iraq's aggressive military apparatus. The sacrifices for America will be heavy, but recognizing the urgency of the situation and taking action now will prevent greater grief in the future...
...death sentence was decreed as an emergency measure to rescue a vital export industry by curtailing wool production. During the past 18 months, Australia's prime overseas customers have cut back on purchases, leaving a glut of fleeces. Moreover, wheat farmers expect to see their incomes halved this year, and home-grown citrus sales have also soured. At a time when much of Australia is taking to beaches and playgrounds, the dreaming high summer of the Lucky Country's interior has turned into a nightmare...
Philips, however, is gambling that software is vital. At an electronics show in Las Vegas this week, the Dutch company plans to demonstrate a new system (oh no, not again!) that will record digitally and play both digital and analog cassettes. Several record companies, including Polygram (a Philips subsidiary), have already signed on to make recordings in the new digital compact cassette (DCC) format. Philips says the system will be available in early 1992 and promises it will deliver DAT-quality sound. Experts, however, are dubious. "I think Philips, as the inventor and promoter of the analog cassette, is interested...