Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 32 noncommittal 32 staunchly defended 32 asked rhetorically 31 vehemently defended 31 stockpiling 31 Replied 30 preached patience 30 expeditionary combat systems 30 Paraphrasing 29 acquiring 29 stockpile 29 weaponized 29 stockpiled 29 insisted 28 Evil Empire 28 Syndicated columnist 28 spoke optimistically 28 deadpanned 28 flatly 28 joked 28 doubted 28 arsenal 27 extract plutonium 27 Left unsaid 27 fissile material 27 biowarfare 27 balked 26 biological warfare 26 implacably opposed 26 pre emptive strike 26 possessing 26 flatly denied 26 leaning toward 26 bristled 26 NF P 26 demurred 25 weapons 25 diplomatically 25 Tom Verducci 25 fissile materials 25 weaponize 25 kidded 25 reiterated 24 Mr. 24 Asked 24 backpedals 24 biographer 24 scoffed 24 Questions abound 24 equivocal 24 talked 24 sidestepped questions 24 mused 24 groused 24 equivocated 24 replied 24 hinted 24 vocal critic 24 reporters 24 Afterward 24 ambivalent 24 developing 24 waffling 24 sidestepped 24 chuckled 24 preemptive strike 23 adamant 23 unloaded 23 posthumously awarded 23 doth protest too 23 Norman Podhoretz 23 hesitated 23 expressed skepticism 23 non committal 23 worried 23 spoke glowingly 23 talking 23 paraphrase 23 rhetorically 23 praised 23 Questions linger 22 unapologetic 22 chemical warfare 22 illegally possessing 22 livid 22 concurred 22 coy 22 neutralizing 22 Bobby Doerr 22 emphasized 22 arsenals 22 dismissive 22 steadfastly refused 22 reacted coolly 22 preaching patience 22 paraphrasing 22 adamantly opposed 22 lavished praise 22 circumspect 22 Confident 22 evasive