Chomsky argues that the Republican neoconservative administration of President George W. Bush, elected to the presidency in 2001, differed from earlier administrations in one key respect: it was open about adhering to the Imperial Grand Strategy, outright declaring that it would be willing to use force to ensure U.S. global hegemony despite international condemnation.
The authors of two of these volumes have gone so far as to borrow their narrative strategies outright from the classics.
If the strategy failed outright, the government insurance program was there to cover the loss.
This expensive strategy failed outright during the credit crunch when the federal government had to buy outstanding loans to keep new loans available to students.
The difference between the Butler Act and this new legislation encapsulates the change in the anti-science crowd's strategy, from outright bans on disseminating factual information to fake controversy and false equivalencies.
The problem now is that foes of reform, like Tom DeLay, the G.O.P.'s main fund-raiser in the House, knowing they do not have the votes to defeat the Shays-Meehan bill outright, are planning alternative strategies.
In those situations, the only possible strategy may be outright avoidance — albeit at some personal sacrifice.
This strategy, along with outright voter fraud, was decisive in tilting the last two presidential elections, and now repressive voter legislation is being pushed through in Georgia, Indiana, Wisconsin and other states.
Investments: consider going 'darkest green' Green and ethical funds have been around for decades, but unfortunately few are entirely fossil free, with many preferring an "engagement" strategy rather than outright divestment.
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