Occupation sometimes lends credibility, as well: Public servants, police officers, military veterans, airline pilots and former astronauts are among his most reliable witnesses.
Some administration officials also acknowledge that the 25-member Iraqi Governing Council, handpicked by the occupation, is not gaining credibility.
At a deeper level, the wobbling credibility of the occupation undermines that occupation's financing.
West Berlin, caught for more than four decades 100 miles within the Soviet occupation zone, survived on the credibility of the U.S. commitment to it, demonstrated by the Allied airlift in response to the Soviet blockade of 1948.
Over the past decade, America has found itself bogged down by two occupations that drained our Republic of blood, treasure and credibility.
How does violating the UN ban on "a foreign occupation force of any form" in Libya maintain UN credibility?
The network, which is managed by a Pentagon contractor, has been criticized by some of its own officials, who contend that its credibility has been hurt by meddling by occupation officials and a bare-bones budget.
From the beginning, Brazil has been an outspoken critic of the American invasion and occupation of Iraq, and hopes to use Haiti "to establish its credibility as a mediator," said Hélio Jaguaribe, dean of the Institute of Political and Social Studies in Rio de Janeiro.
The ambassador and his adviser were also anxious about "reestablishing [the] credibility" of the UN Mission to Stabilise Haiti (Minustah), as the UN occupation troops are called.
A large variation of ages, pain impact, occupations and working hours was assumed to assure that various experiences and perspectives were covered, thus strengthening the credibility of the study population.
