It is critical to bear in mind, too, that these deficits are not a result of the government trying to buy something it cannot otherwise afford (as would be the case for you or me).

FORBES: It Is Impossible For The US To Default

If the government in Moscow comes to the conclusion, during the presidency of Vladimir Putin or afterwards, that it cannot otherwise bring under control either the country's regional dukedoms or the plutocrats who rose to almost uncontrollable wealth under Boris Yeltsin's tolerant gaze, it may reckon that its only hope of survival is a chest-thumping, rally-all-Russians foreign policy.

ECONOMIST: Weathering the storm

It tends to act only when it cannot decently do otherwise, leaving matters to lapse again as soon as the original uproar has subsided.

ECONOMIST: Indonesia

And it is impossible to do otherwise with his teaching, for he who becomes acquainted with it cannot but agree.

FORBES: The Case For Monetary Freedom

We simply cannot afford to do it otherwise and will not do it.

WHITEHOUSE: Advancing National Security Through Energy Security