Crossword clues for deterred
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deter \De*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deterring.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten,
terrify. See Terror.]
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action
by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc.
--Addison.
Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty.
--Tillotson.
My own face deters me from my glass.
--Prior.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: deter)
WordNet
v. try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: discourage]
turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: dissuade] [ant: persuade]
See deter
Usage examples of "deterred".
The critical assumption of this policy is that Saddam would be deterred by such an American threat even if he possessed nuclear weapons himself.
Saddam has a crude understanding of deterrence logic and has been successfully deterred in the past.
Yet he was deterred from employing chemical and biological weapons against Israel for fear of the much heavier retaliation Israel could mount with its nuclear arsenal.
What this means is that, especially given the difficulty of convincing Saddam beforehand that this was the course the United States would take, it was probably impossible for the United States to have deterred Saddam from invading Kuwait.
Saddam did not use WMD to prevent the rout during the ground phase of Desert Storm, it may be that he was deterred, but it seems at least as likely that he simply was unable to do so.
Even if we discount the unconfirmed CIA report of an attempted BW air strike, the evidence suggests that while Saddam may have been deterred at some level from using WMD tactically against coalition forces, this deterrence was actually quite conditional.
West had no idea existed, and thus they could not have deterred any coalition actions.
Saddam appears to have learned from the Gulf War, as best we understand them, are equally disquieting and indicate that he will not be easily deterred in the future.
First and foremost, Saddam apparently believes that it was a mistake to have invaded Kuwait before he had acquired nuclear weapons because he believes if he had, it would have deterred the United States from intervening.
Saddam can be deterred in the future, especially after he acquires nuclear weapons.
United States, it is doubtful that he could have been deterred from invading Kuwait in 1990.
United States, Israel, and anyone else would themselves be deterred from responding effectively.
They are, in effect, suggesting that the United States is already deterred by the weak arsenal of weapons of mass destruction Saddam already possesses and his similarly weak terrorist capabilities, hi other words, a policy of deterrence toward Iraq not only is based on the belief that Saddam can be deterred but starts from the assumption that the United States already is.
If the United States can be deterred from taking military action against Iraq given its current modest capabilities, every rogue state in the world will have little to do to ensure its security and will likely be emboldened to greater aggression.
Leaving Saddam free to acquire nuclear weapons and then hoping that in spite of his track record he can be deterred would be a terrifically dangerous gamble.