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To: GST who wrote (145819)	9/16/2004 6:13:17 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 281500

Main Entry: uni·lat·er·al Pronunciation: "yü-n&-'la-t&-r&l Function: adjective 1 : done or undertaken by one party <a unilateral mistake as to the terms> 2 : of, relating to, or affecting one side of a subject 3 : containing a promise to perform made by only one party esp. because the other has already performed (as by paying an amount) <an option contract is unilateral> —uni·lat·er·al·ly adverb Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. u·ni·lat·er·al ( P ) Pronunciation Key (yn-ltr-l) adj. 1. Of, on, relating to, involving, or affecting only one side: “a unilateral advantage in defense” (New Republic). 2. Performed or undertaken by only one side: unilateral disarmament. 3. Obligating only one of two or more parties, nations, or persons, as a contract or an agreement. 4. Emphasizing or recognizing only one side of a subject. 5. Having only one side. 6. Tracing the lineage of one parent only: a unilateral genealogy. 7. Botany. Having leaves, flowers, or other parts on one side only. uni·later·al·ly adv. [Download or Buy Now] Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. u·ni·lat·er·al (yn-ltr-l) adj. On, having, or confined to only one side. uni·later·al·ly adv. Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. dictionary.reference.com If you consider the action unilateral because it was done by "one side" than any allies we might have gained (including official sanction by the UN) would have still left it as an action of one side on the other. In terms of one party or one country it was not unilateral. If you (and perhaps McNamara) have some non-standard use of the term, than perhaps it would be better if you substituted a term which you can use the same as everyone else does.