The U.S. military has trained Chadian special forces and depended on its highly regarded but ruthless military to take the lead in the fight against terror groups in the Sahel and Lake Chad region.
The US perhaps a little too eager to take Ukraine with no choice but to give in a hugely complex deal, that may get messier still when it runs into the cold, hard ground truth of where Ukraine is at today.
Even though their army was known for being ruthless warriors, the Mongolian empire actually brought a lot of innovation to the world during times of peace.
Why, father, you must think I am a cruel girl, to wish that the poor horses that work so hard, the beautiful cows that give so much nice milk, and the pretty lambs should always be thirsty.
His father was a bitter cruel man. He had a big stick. Anvol saw the stick, and hid under a table. He lay there, frightened until the teacher made his father go away.
But after Kennedy was shot, the ambitious and often ruthless Texan took the reins and pushed through a host of Kennedy initiatives, including an important bill that banned discrimination in schools and other public places.
Also, when it turns out that he didn't weep at his mother's funeral and went to see a comedic movie the next day, people conclude he's a cruel, coldhearted murderer.
But even in the bloodless world of accounting, " goodwill" has a place on the ledger (the left side; it's an asset) and the U.S. may be writing down a loss.
There was an indecent excitement in her voice, the same callous pleasure Harry had heard as she watched Professor Trelawney dissolving with misery in the Entrance Hall. The Malfoy boy cornered him.'
Some historians have argued their ruthlessness was an emotional response to a battlefield rumor about the so-called crucified Canadian, an officer who was supposedly crucified to a barn door near Ypres.