As if to halt these things from imparting, at least, the appearance of strength, my wrists and hands have, at the same time, dwindled thin.
During Somalia's civil war in the early 1990's, northern Somali rebels kept up the appearance of strength when they were on the run by operating a radio station from a transmitter strapped to the back of a camel.
And for no President had it proved more difficult to strike the right balance than it had for President Nixon, because no President had faced the amount of opposition he faced in attempting to create the appearance of strength and will.
Drawing bright lines, making combative noises, and asking which side are you on can be a crude and often demagogic thing, but it creates an appearance of strength, and Americans like people who know their minds and are prepared to fight.
Taking back Crimea would be a blow to the new regime in Kiev, gain him the appearance of strength, and secure a lengthy Russian coastline on the Black Sea.But restoring the peninsula to Russian rule would be costly, especially if it involved conflict in which Tartars or others resisting the action were killed.
Despite its appearance of strength and bulletproof AAA bond rating, GE has been showing increasing signs of weakness lately.
U.S. officials appear to be relying primarily on Israeli intelligence, and Israel could have other reasons for wanting to suggest the site was nuclear: –Israel is anxious to rebuild an appearance of strength after its perceived setback at the hands of Hizbollah in Lebanon last year.
