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Jackson6612 Posted 17 years ago
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Arab states ultimately traded diplomatic gains for ever-increasing dependence on the West for economic

Despite efforts by the Arab states to use the "oil weapon" to display Western energy vulnerability and the futility of maintaining a heavy-handed pro-Israeli policy, it can be argued that the Arab states ultimately traded diplomatic gains for ever-increasing dependence on the West for economic and military security.

Question 1:

futility
2 : a useless act or gesture <the futilities of debate for its own sake — W. A. White>

i: What does futility mean in the context of above text?

ii: What does the phrase the futilities of debate for its own sake mean?

Question 2:
Does heavy-handed mean harsh?

Question 3:
Does the clause it can be argued...economic and military security mean that Arab states could have made the West to accept some of their demands diplomatically such as changing their friendly policy towards Israel etc. but they still opted for ecomic and military security from the West?
  

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Jackson6612 Despite efforts by the Arab states to use the "oil weapon" to display Western energy vulnerability and the futility of maintaining a heavy-handed pro-Israeli policy, it can be argued that the Arab states ultimately traded diplomatic gains for ever-increasing dependence on the West for economic and military security. Question 1: futility 2 : a useless act or gesture < the futilities of debate for its own sake — W. A.

— Avangi

  • Jackson6612 Despite efforts by the Arab states to use the "oil weapon" to display Western energy vulnerability and the futility of maintaining a heavy-handed pro-Israeli policy, it can be argued that the Arab states ultimately traded diplomatic gains for ever-increasing dependence on the West for economic and military security.
  • Question 1: futility 2 : a useless act or gesture < the futilities of debate for its own sake — W.
  • A.
  • White> i: What does futility mean in the context of above text?
  • ) A little kid is mad and tries to beat up his big brother.
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Jackson6612Despite efforts by the Arab states to use the "oil weapon" to display Western energy vulnerability and the futility of maintaining a heavy-handed pro-Israeli policy, it can be argued that the Arab states ultimately traded diplomatic gains for ever-increasing dependence on the West for economic and military security.

Question 1:
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i: futility in that sentence means the Arab states thought the Western pro-Israel policy was useless.

ii: "the futilities of debate for its own sake" means that debate is useless by itself instead of debate that has a goal.

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Yes, "heavy-handed" means harsh.

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I think the clause suggests that the Arab states chose economic and military security at home
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Jackson6612i: What does futility mean in the context of above text?

It just has the ordinary dictionary meaning.
Jackson6612ii: What does the phrase the futilities of debate for its own sake mean?
I understand it to refer to the pointlessness of talking about something endlessly if this doesn't result in
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Despite efforts by the Arab states to use the "oil weapon" to display Western energy vulnerability and the futility of maintaining a heavy-handed pro-Israeli policy, it can be argued that the Arab states ultimately traded diplomatic gains for ever-increasing dependence on the West for economic and military security.
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AvangiDespite efforts by the Arab states to use the "oil weapon" to display Western energy vulnerability and the futility of maintaining a heavy-handed pro-Israeli policy, it can be argued that the Arab states ultimately traded diplomatic gains for ever-increasing dependence on the West for economic and military secu
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Thanks for the acknowledgement, L. Emotion: beer
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