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The fear of projecting "weakness" is an inhibitive one.
AMY DAVIDSON: Ryan: need to make sure we're not projecting weakness abroad, "and that's what's happening here".
But what we also want to do is make sure that we're not projecting weakness abroad, and that's what's happening here.
"When you say it's O.K. to impose these devastating cuts in our military or we don't need any more Lima-built M1 tanks," Mr. Ryan said, "what we are doing is we're projecting weakness".
Or is he pursuing the correct policies but somehow projecting weakness (as he surely does with Republicans at home)?
Similarly, some of the stars of the Tea Party movement like former Alaska Governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and news show host Glenn Beck have accused President Obama of projecting weakness in dealing with the threat of terrorism and have appealed for more assertive U.S. policy vis-à-vis Iran, North Korea and Russia.
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It projects weakness, and when we look weak, our adversaries are much more willing to test us, they're more brazen in their attacks, and our allies are less willing to -- VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: With all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey.
"If we project weakness, they come.
"In this context, we are concerned by the projected weakness in domestic demand in Europe and Japan".
They project weakness and innocence, yet they also possess almost terrifying powers.
Nor could George W Bush, however wrong-headed and foolish his invasion of Iraq, be said to have projected weakness.
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