Word: worrywarts
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...Your "wide array of experts and thinkers" was largely characterized by hand-wringing, worrywart American ?lites (save for Tommy Franks) who opined that Iraq is a disaster. Those who live in the Middle East and have a direct investment in democracy, however, see the value of the U.S.'s hard-fought quest to stabilize Iraq, defeat Islamic terrorism and bring liberty to oppressed peoples. Our Founding Fathers would be proud of the latter and disgusted by the former. Kelly Wood Bozeman, Montana...
...that is rife with ruthless dictatorships that spawn much of the world's terrorist activity. So was the war worth it? That depends. Is human freedom worth it? Garry Chapman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Your "wide array of experts and thinkers" was largely characterized by hand-wringing, worrywart American élites (save for Tommy Franks) who opined that Iraq is a disaster. Those who live in the Middle East and have a direct investment in democracy, however, see the value of the U.S.'s hard-fought quest to stabilize Iraq, defeat Islamic terrorism and bring liberty to oppressed peoples...
Your "Wide Array of Experts and Thinkers" was largely characterized by hand-wringing, worrywart American élites (save for Tommy Franks) who opined that Iraq is a disaster. Those who live in the Middle East and have a direct investment in democracy, however, see the value of the U.S.'s hard-fought quest to stabilize Iraq, defeat Islamic terrorism and bring liberty to oppressed peoples. Our Founding Fathers would be proud of the latter and disgusted by the former...
...stoop outside Holworthy munching on bread and grease, I was disgusted with myself and my vision of freshman year. I would pretend to be like these other girls, who were having the time of their lives, but I would never have fun because I was in constant worrywart mode...
...could they ever have believed it would work? Both Rachel Samstat (Meryl Streep) and Mark Forman (Jack Nicholson) had been through this marriage stuff before, unsuccessfully. She was a chronic worrywart; he was a legendary sexual goat. "I don't believe in marriage," she said. "Neither do I," he replied. Only one of them was joking. And yet they did have fun. She made him salads at 4 in the morning; he made her laugh with a manic-heroic rendition of Soliloquy from Carousel. He would be, she thought, just the guy to offer sex, schmoozing and comic relief, between...