wishful

With that went the wishful thinking that had comforted Israel’s worried Western allies.

The national security risks with that kind of wishful thinking cannot be overstated.

This wishful thinking was not an effective containment strategy.

It may be aspirational wishful thinking on my part, but perhaps some of them would realize these “others” are their fellow Americans and brethren.

Olympic host cities make promises that are all but impossible to keep, and in recent years, the organizers’ wishful thinking about housing and neighborhood redevelopment has been one of the cruelest Olympic disappointments.