Not exact matches
«I got
into this race to put forward a plan to win a war we can not afford to lose and to turn back the tide of
isolationism that was rising in our party,» he said.
«
Isolationism is the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter
into alliances, foreign economic commitments, foreign trade, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.»
His simile takes
into account the problem of finiteness and the harsh realities of selfishness,
isolationism and separatism, as well as the sense of competition for survival and supremacy arising in the lack of a unified, governing consensus.
Maybe this local
isolationism spills over
into larger issues, like a war in Iraq and even climate change.
To say otherwise is to revert back
into a kind of dualistic gnosticism, and the history of such
isolationism and retreat from all of God's creation (including all spheres of human endeavor) is very troubling.
Labour's Mr McShane was quick to add his criticisms, warning: «Tory
isolationism will do damage to the national interest if they ever got back
into office.
Reshaped by the director from a story by stand - up comedian John Ridley, the film shifts
into a more conventional «men on a mission» structure near the film's final quarter when Barlow gets kidnapped and tortured in a large bunker by a dedicated Hussein soldier (a very good Saïd Taghmaoui), who delivers a riveting diatribe that touches on both Michael Jackson and American
isolationism.