The UK authorities exasperated with responses from Iceland seem to have overreacted, using antiterrorist laws to take over Icelandic assets, and causing the bankruptcy of the remaining Icelandic bank.

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Obama also assimilated a key lesson from the Bush years: unconventional enemies are often best countered with unconventional responses, which in the case of terrorists means using special forces often and imaginatively.

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Since launching about a year ago, the company has partnered with the University of Maryland to simulate emergency responses to traffic accidents, and the U.S. Army has begun using its software to train soldiers in responding to improvised explosive devices, a common threat in Iraq.

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Instead, U.S. strategists worked to develop options for flexible and graduated responses using both nuclear and conventional weapons, as well as to send clear signals to the Soviets about where the lines were that should not be crossed.

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It was wonderful, as I was reading and Googling based on the flood of responses to this post, to rediscover a counterexample: an actress who is using her fame to promote vaccination.

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