Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...skeptical, puzzled or even angry as they entered, feeling that they should have been consulted under the terms of the War Powers Resolution. But Carter convinced them that the mission was an act of mercy, not of war. What was more, the Senators and Congressmen who had doubted the wisdom of the plan were persuaded that the rescue effort had been a carefully thought through and quite practical operation, despite its dismal outcome. "The plan appeared militarily feasible," said Republican Senator John Tower later. Agreed Democratic Congressman Clement Zablocki, who had earlier criticized Carter's "stupidity": "All members of both...
Also at issue was the wisdom of the Administration's attempt to bar relatives from going to Tehran in the first place. The order first made Carter look cruel and then, as Mrs. Timm traveled with impunity to Tehran, impotent. The travel ban, which carries a possible fine of $2,000 and imprisonment of five years if violated, is based on passport law. But as State Department officials admit, a similar regulation did not stop Americans from traveling to Cuba without their passports in the 1960s and 1970s. Furthermore, the ban is virtually impossible to enforce. Said a White...
Though allied leaders were falling into line, they were doing so primarily to demonstrate backing for the U.S., not because they were convinced of the wisdom of Carter's policy. The nine members of the European Community and Japan recalled temporarily their ambassadors from Tehran, though this was far from completely breaking relations as Washington had done. A senior foreign ministry official in Bonn argued that Western diplomats in Tehran would help the U.S. work to free the hostages. He also warned that the Soviets would take advantage of the power vacuum: "We should not make room for them...
...thought: in bad times people will still go to the movies. It is one of the fondest myths in an industry that deals in myths, and everyone remembers Mom and Dad standing in line at the Bijou during the Depression. How much truth is there to that comforting accepted wisdom? None at all, according to a San Francisco financial analyst. When the rest of the country catches cold, so does Hollywood...
...years the prevailing wisdom in Rome has held that no effective Italian government could be formed without the support of the powerful Communists. Last week, with an alacrity that was unusual for Rome politics, Premier Francesco Cossiga, 51, put the lie to that notion: the Christian Democratic leader not only succeeded in forming a surprisingly solid-looking government but pushed the Communists into outright opposition...