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Again, as opposed to the alternative, this seems wise.
While demanding boldness abroad, they have opposed military action in Kosovo, Iraq, Sudan, and Afghanistan.
If you define a water landing as a controlled, if unplanned, descent onto water, as opposed to a simple crash, this is what aviators call a "ditching."
But McConnell gives away the game in telling the NYT that three groups that provide what he calls "valuable grass-roots support" (=soft money) had strongly opposed the reform bill.
On The McLaughlin Group , even Pat Buchanan--who ardently opposed the Gulf War back in 1990--endorsed unilateral American military action, noting only that Saddam will "take hits for a long time."