Taking a loan from your 401 (k) can be a useful strategy if you're in need of short - term cash and are confident you'll be in a strong enough position financially to make the repayments. (guidantfinancial.com)
For Assad that has been the case for quite a while, but the rebels had come close to obtaining a strong enough position last year from where they would pose a mortal threat to the Assad regime. (politics.stackexchange.com)
The spending did not cause the crash, but the point is — were we in a strong enough position to deal with it when it came? (theguardian.com)