They see Putin and Trump as forceful counter-powers to the EU and to national elites and in their own countries rather than as ideological brethren.
Most economists agreed, though many have since concluded that the package was not forceful enough to counter a recession and crises in the financial and housing sectors.
That is indeed the most graceful and forceful way to counter sexism -- by creating even greater opportunities for our girls to do whatever it is they choose to do.
On the contrary our President and Vice President are so wedded to the oil industry's interests that the enormous increase in oil prices during their tenure can well be ascribed to willful lack of any forceful policies to counter the Saudi extortion.
Companies are already reporting earning pressures due to the rising dollar, and some are even asking their governments to play a more forceful role in countering a stealth "currency war".
The use of excessive force, however, only provokes more intense violent resistance and fuels the already-existing Palestinian extremism which is not likely to abate, however brutal and forceful Israel's counter-measures might be.
The threat of "delegitimization" -- real in some instances, overblown in many others -- should be countered with forceful, positive action to solve real problems, not silence them.
The president's base hopes he will name a full-throated champion to counter Justice Antonin Scalia, the most forceful conservative on the bench.
Forceful action, however, is the only way the president can counter the steady partisan assaults and get back to talking about his agenda: immigration, implementation of the Affordable Care Act, fiscal fairness and background checks for purchasing guns.
It's now well known that as Secretary of State, she advocated a more forceful policy in Syria, after urging Obama to join Britain and France to counter the violence unleashed on the Libyan people by Muammar Gadaffi.
McCain, seeking to counter opinion that he was too old, debated in an animated and forceful manner, but Obama, who typically avoided as much back-and-forth as possible, appeared calm and presidential by contrast.
