It may fall into the category of an 'unpleasant necessity' to bring about peace on the Peninsula, thus avoiding a conflagration that would cost millions more lives".
Use the United Nations to condemn the use of chemical weapons — leaving open the question of who used them; then, try to convince the Russians that it's also in their interest to avoid a huge conflagration in the Middle East.
Mr. Obama's aides have signaled that they will avoid an early conflagration involving the military and will wait for months before moving to repeal the 16-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy that requires gay men and lesbians in the services to keep their sexual orientation secret.
The Obama administration is keen to avoid any conflagration of the kind in August 2008, when US-Russia tensions were at their worst since the Cold War.
The Administration, to avoid any conflagration with Congress, has put strict limits on the activities of our Persian Gulf forces — allowing them to defend only American-flagged ships, including the eleven Kuwaiti ships that were reflagged with American flags last year amid much controversy here.
But we don't want you to use them until several months ahead.' " The Obama administration is eager to prevent an Israeli attack partly to avoid a major foreign policy crisis during the American presidential campaign and partly because officials say an Israeli strike could set off a new conflagration in the region.
Therefore, the Kurds have an obligation to the American people to agree on a fair and equitable arrangement with the Arabs and Turkmen and the Iraqi government and avoid any conflagrations.
That is the complex narrative of a country that has defied stereotypes and had three democratically elected presidents in 18 years; which has avoided racial conflagration; which has given more electricity to more people in the shortest space of time than any other in the world.
Likewise, avoid Mr. Trigg's version of surf and turf, a conflagration of ingredients that are O.K. individually — beautifully sautéed scallops, juicy pulled pork, mounds of mashed potatoes, citrus beurre blanc, veal reduction and a miserly portion of bright asparagus that must be there for visual relief.
"And we did O.K. We avoided major conflagrations, there were no $1 billion lawsuits, and no compromise in the journalism we were doing at our magazines".
