Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Robust - Again!

I think Condi needs a psychological fine tuning on this word of hers - "robust".

She uses it in an op-ed in today's Washington Post:-

A Path to Lasting Peace


For the past month the United States has worked urgently to end the violence that Hezbollah and its sponsors have imposed on the people of Lebanon and
Israel. At the same time, we have insisted that a truly effective cease-fire
requires a decisive change from the status quo that produced this war. Last Friday we took an important step toward that goal with the unanimous passage of U.N. Resolution 1701. Now the difficult, critical task of implementation begins.

The agreement we reached has three essential components:

First, it puts in place a full cessation of hostilities. We also insisted on the unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah must immediately cease its attacks on Israel, and Israel must halt its offensive military operations in Lebanon, while reserving the right of any sovereign state to defend itself. This agreement went into effect on Monday, after the Israeli and Lebanese cabinets agreed to its conditions.

Second, this resolution will help the democratic government of Lebanon expand its sovereign authority. The international community is imposing an embargo on all weapons heading into Lebanon without the government's consent. We are also enhancing UNIFIL, the current U.N. force in Lebanon. The new UNIFIL will have a robust mandate, better equipment and as many as 15,000 soldiers -- a sevenfold increase from its current strength. Together with this new international force, the Lebanese Armed Forces will deploy to the south of the country to protect
the Lebanese people and prevent armed groups such as Hezbollah from destabilizing the area. As this deployment occurs, Israel will withdraw behind the "Blue Line" and a permanent cease-fire will take hold.

Finally, this resolution clearly lays out the political principles to secure a lasting peace: no foreign forces, no weapons and no authority in Lebanon other than that of the sovereign Lebanese government.


Robust:

Full of health and strength; vigorous.
Powerfully built; sturdy.
Requiring or suited to physical strength or endurance.
Rough or crude; boisterous.
Marked by richness and fullness.

Well, just in case the international community which is supposed to set up an international robust force doesn't understand, let me help:

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - robust, solid, stærk, hårdfør

Nederlands (Dutch)
stevig

Français (French)
adj. - solide, fruste, énergique, robuste, solide (le bon sens), corsé (un vin)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - robust, kräftig, stabil

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ρωμαλέος, υγιής, εύρωστος, στιβαρός, σφριγηλός

Italiano (Italian)
robusto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - robusto, sadio

Русский (Russian)
крепкий, жесткий, прочный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - robusto, fuerte, duro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - robust, krävande, fyllig

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