Word: support
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Kaifu, himself a dove on the issue, was influenced not only by those who felt Japan should take a firmer position in support of U.S. foreign policy but also by those who believe the country's armed forces should be strengthened for the national good. At a time when university graduates can expect multiple job offers, recruiting for the military is a serious problem. Last March, 59 cadets -- a record number -- in the 424-member graduating class of the National Defense Academy refused to enter the services after completing their education...
...backfire if the G.O.P. can convince the electorate that the other party is reverting to its tax-and-spend traditions. The politics of resentment leaves a bitter aftertaste that demagogues can exploit. As the rhetoric escalates between now and Election Day, neither side will earn much trust or support from voters whose anger is aimed directly at Washington's feckless ways...
...kinds of quarks. That is not so simple, and so the search is on for even more basic objects. The machine most likely to find them is the giant superconducting supercollider, to be built in Texas. The controversial project will cost at least $8 billion, but the Nobel winners support it. Like the devices they used in their work, says Kendall, the SSC "represents the price of the restless curiosity of the human race to understand the physical universe we inhabit...
...allies into shooting wars between Moscow and rebellious nationalist groups. Partly for that reason, Western countries have chosen to stand aside from Soviet internal upheavals. When Moscow squeezed Lithuania earlier this year, the U.S. and its European partners held back -- and held their breath. In principle they all support self-determination for the Lithuanians and the other non-Russians. But none is prepared to risk the bones of a single NATO infantryman...
None of this might matter greatly if a war follows the quick-knockout script sketched by some Air Force enthusiasts. In the politics of war, as in other matters, nothing succeeds like success. Even then, however, the U.S. would need the support of its world coalition to shape a durable peace. And at home one need only mention the word Vietnam to underscore the importance of congressional and popular support. Unfortunately, the scenarios for fighting a war seem to have been far more carefully drawn and fully thought out than the scripts for justifying the decision...