Word: weakenings
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...again, we are forced to look within our own nation and to our own actions in order to root out any hypocrisy that may weaken our international position...
...Laden's war, of course, is all about propaganda - the September 11 attacks were not designed to weaken his enemy's military capacity, but to send a message to potential supporters in the Arab world that the most powerful nation on earth is vulnerable. Bin Laden has always believed that a showdown between Islam and the West is inevitable, and the strikes were also calculated to provoke a retaliation that could be painted as an attack on Islam. And despite the strenuous efforts by Bush and Blair to dispel such fears, the danger is that images of civilian suffering...
...outgunned, ammunition-starved and divided Northern Alliance forces. The battle around Mazari has see-sawed back to more or less the same front lines as three weeks ago, and some reports suggest the Northern Alliance may now be preparing for a siege, hoping that the ravages of winter will weaken the city's defenders...
...then, let's try theory 2: that al-Qaeda might target the media to scare America's opinion makers and weaken our resolve for war. It's as plausible a strategy as any. It's also almost certain not only to fail but to backfire. For it to work, you have to assume that the media will support the war to the extent that its members personally feel safe from terrorism. In fact, exactly the opposite is true. The Sept. 11 attacks hit New York and Washington, killing thousands in exactly the cities where the most powerful journalists and their...
...missiles targeted at the terrorist camps of al Qaeda and the military infrastructure of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban regime, is still in its infancy. We know little about our nation’s military strategy. Some have suggested that these initial air strikes are designed to weaken the Taliban’s power bases and minimize its ability to resist, preparing the way for future ground efforts against the terrorists, who have almost certainly burrowed into protective positions in Afghanistan’s rugged terrain. But at this stage, we neither know the exact effect of our opening...