Kevin Rudd established the contemporary standard of actions taken in pursuit of an operatic grievance, but rather than fleeing from that particular example in horror, various politicians seem intent on perpetuating the cycle.
The broader aim is to secure an arc of defence to the north and west of Baghdad.Nineveh and Mosul, its capital, are beyond the reach of Iraq's security forces, which fled from that area in the face of ISIS a month ago.
"Come on," I said, and we took each other's hand and fled from that room without a backward glance, back to our cozy corner at home, where I had collected old scarves from my grandmother's closet, faded from the years; my grandpa's old hats, the ones with feathers on them, and loads of flowy princess-like dresses and skirts from God knows where.
But we had a substantial role in creating and aggravating those conditions and therefore should view the children fleeing from that danger as refugees to whom we owe a special duty.
He goes to the Sinai Peninsula wanting to cross the Sea of Reeds, where the waters parted to allow the Israelites to flee, and from that experience draws a fresh interpretation, that the departure must have been "a profoundly frightening experience".
"He tried to cling to the bottom of the train as if he was going to stay on the train and flee from us that way," Officer Huksloot said.
They also tend to be curious; when startled, they will often hesitate an instant to ascertain the cause of their fright, and may not always flee from something that they perceive as non-threatening.
But he flees from anything that might involve real human emotion, or for that matter any credible human activity other than looking good.
Motorists fled from cars that had become inundated on expressways.
Customers also fled from businesses that barely dip a toe into the water.
