However, the continued reliance on this national security argument by people such as Gates has now left aid extremely vulnerable to deep cuts, even while that argument has generated collateral damage in other areas.
But filling the air with hot lead doesn't just keep baddies pinned down — it also generates collateral damage.
A study published in the January American Sociological Review found that the damage of high suspension rates goes beyond those pushed out of school, generating "collateral damage, negatively affecting the academic achievement of non-suspended students".
Unfortunately for the prime minister, there is not the slightest sign of Mr Bush losing confidence in either.A Kerry campaign that gained momentum because of increasing disillusion over Iraq would generate unavoidable collateral damage on the other side of the Atlantic.
Mr. Spitzer's unhappiness generated its own collateral damage.
George Osborne and Iain Duncan Smith's new "flat rate" state pension at £155 per week will also generate a lot of collateral damage.
How much furious despair is generated from so much collateral damage?
But now, scientists have come up with a shocking way to reduce this collateral damage: generating a mild electric field near fishing lines to keep the sharks away.
The EP&L can already serve as an important tool to help this shift in commerce, from generating profits with collateral damages to profits with collateral benefits.
