No strike would only embolden Hezbollah, which could then decide on key military and security appointments in the next government.
Weakening this norm could embolden other regimes to acquire or use chemical weapons.
embolden your will, hone your mind, and speak the truth as it speaks to you.
Did their increased confidence about Iron Dome embolden Israeli leaders to kill Qaisi?
Eric Alterman on why the move will only embolden those who practice the politics of personal destruction.
The repulse of our army at Fredericksburg will embolden them.
Instead of softening and conciliating, they but embolden and harden them.
That was enough to embolden me, and at the same time make me mad.
We took another turn around Washington Square, trying to embolden ourself enough to go in and tell the consul all this.
And this unexpected accusation, instead of frightening her, only served to embolden her.
