Word: war-torn
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...travel) have exhibited since 9/11 [Nov. 17]. You don't become a global superpower with the most lethal military machinery in the galaxy without making enemies?mortal enemies. The sky has been falling on Europe, Africa and Asia for centuries with terrible results, so don't expect a hungry, war-torn and weary world to weep too long or too hard when disaster strikes the U.S. But now, with a full-scale military occupation of an Arab-Islamic nation under way, a large part of the globe is suspicious of the U.S.'s motives and angry at blatant disregard...
Both Wecker and Ohlde said that getting to know Delaney-Smith off the court was “enjoyable.” The players had plenty of time to bond with each other and the coaches during their expeditions through the mountains of war-torn Croatia and to the Adriatic Sea resorts in the southern part of the country...
...Noting that the economy expanded even during the war-torn '90s, Carter of the IMF argues that Sri Lanka "has the potential to keep growing, even if the worst happens." But any growth it achieves in a state of resumed conflict will be a parody of what this highly literate, resource-rich country can achieve in peacetime. Toyota, for instance, expects any resumption of fighting to slash its sales by up to 25%. A foreshadowing of a Sri Lanka gone wrong already awaits visitors to the posh Welcombe Hotel in Trincomalee. Owned by Sri Lanka's Tourism Minister, the once...
Since President Bush announced in May that "major combat operations" in Iraq were over, the U.S. has lost scores of troops there, reconstruction of war-torn Iraq has stalled, no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) have been found, and we can't get substantial support from our allies. What a turnabout it would be if the Democrats used pictures of Bush landing on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln when they campaign to regain the White House. STUART FISHER Abington...
...Since President George W. Bush announced in May that "major combat operations" in Iraq were over, the U.S. has lost scores of troops there, reconstruction of war-torn Iraq has stalled, no weapons of mass destruction [WMD] have been found and we can't get substantial support from our allies. What a turnabout it would be if the Democrats use pictures of Bush landing on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln when they campaign to regain the White House. Stuart Fisher Abington...