But such queries are a poignant reminder of the task awaiting the administration as it argues that the United States must exert global leadership in retaliating for what apparently was the deadliest use of chemical weapons anywhere over the past 25 years.
Millions of TV viewers saw the teams in the most recent series of The Apprentice trying to obtain a kosher chicken in Marrakech, but few will have figured out why it was so difficult, other than the fact that Marrakech is a Muslim city, and why the task was rather poignant.
Aaron Rhyne's sinister, barely decipherable video projections add to the mood, as does Colleen Werthmann's quirky but poignant portrayal of Charlotte, a scientist tasked with deciding just how bad a seed Lucy is and whether a bit of pre-emptive weeding might be wise.
But even for a comprehensive task force, hoarding cases present harrowing, poignant obstacles, chief among them the homeowners' fervent resistance to intervention.
And in the wake of everything that happened this season — the injuries and the poignant farewells, the failure to make the postseason — it is his task to figure out what to do next.
There is something profound and poignant in these struggles, which illustrate one of the fundamental tasks of babyhood: the mastery of the physical environment.
A poignant portrait of a newspaper seller emphasizes the pride he evidently takes in performing his humble task.
