It isn't at all clear that, at this point, escalating military intervention would actually save lives, or accomplish any humanitarian goals; even if it were possible to conceive of a kind of military intervention that would achieve those goals, it would be madness to entrust that kind of precision to our current administration.
At that point, escalating the arms race will no longer be favored by natural selection, and the evolutionary one-upping will stop.
As President Clinton prepares to embark on the first American state visit to China this decade, Asia specialists in and out of the administration point to the events of March 1996 as a turning point -- from escalating conflict to the "strategic partnership" that both governments now say they wish to construct.
Measures of organizational complexity included number of stakeholder groups involved, their degree of alignment, degree of power, and the degree of effort required to achieve alignment, with point scores escalating accordingly.
But longtime residents point to escalating real estate prices as the true culprit, and note that many of the local residents having babies are artists who have lived there for years.
The raids — part of an investigation referred by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to federal prosecutors in New York — point to escalating legal jeopardy for a longtime Trump confidant who is deeply intertwined in the president's business and personal matters.
On 30 November, a demonstration in Siliana, a poor farming town in Northern Tunisia, led to violent clashes with security forces, a five-day standoff, uprisings in neighboring towns and eventually the resignation of a detested governor – another point in escalating tensions between the government and the people.
What's the point of escalating the rhetoric if it is not going to lead to saber rattling?
By 2005 the use of the "activist judges" talking point had escalated to the point of dangerous statements coming from the far right, including members of Congress, that could be construed as inciting violence against judges.
A spokesman for RTMark, a kind of cyberguerrilla group known for lampooning politicians and making mischief for corporations, Mr. Thomas pointed to escalating rents as a death knell for art.
He points to escalating costs, saying the situation is worse after 35,000 new Medicaid subscribers, called "welcome mat" enrollees, discovered during the Obamacare roll out that they were eligible for Colorado's Medicaid program and signed up.
