Sentence examples for for debacle from inspiring English sources

Paul Krugman, in "D for Debacle" (column, May 15), quotes John DiIulio, the former head of President Bush's faith-based initiative, as saying, "What you've got is everything — and I mean everything — being run by the political arm".

"But I think the president should have to take credit for this for the debacle that this legislation has created".

Reports indicate General McChrystal will soon ask for 20,000 more troops for this debacle.

Tomlinson was blamed by most for the debacle, but he insisted for years afterwards that he had only been following orders from Murray to hold his ground.

For example, Mr Bush was blamed for the debacle of Hurricane Katrina, although responding to natural disasters is largely a local responsibility.

For a debacle, this is certainly working out very nicely for Jerry Brown.

Everyone will search for rotten apples and identify human failure as the reason for the debacle.

Who is to blame for this debacle?

Mr. Prokhorov blamed micromanagement from the Kremlin for the debacle.

Mr. Harrison said he took full "responsibility for this debacle".

The blame for this debacle lies mostly with the Republicans.