I didn't mean to spook you.

There was a computer spook, a broken wire, a converter that sparked.

We do not want to make the Bon Culture Festival very horrifying, which may spook people, especially the children, said Hu Yansong, the chief responsible person of the event.

An American friend of mine speculated that, We might be one terrorist act away from a Trump presidency. A spectacular murder spree by Islamists could spook Americans enough to vote for the greatest fear monger.

Of course, Congress could spook investors and increase the likelihood of a bond market attack by failing to raise the debt ceiling in 2013. But, absent that monumental folly, long term interest rates are unlikely to rise significantly as long as the Fed keeps short term interest rates low which it recently committed to do until unemployment falls to 6.5 .

The question, then, is why has Iran walked the precipice for so long by building a visible breakout capability bound to spook the West, Israel, and its Arab neighbors? The answer, I believe, is overwhelmingly national pride its peoples desire to demonstrate that Iran is a power to be reckoned with, a country that has impressive technical prowess, and that there are limits to its willingness to suffer international humiliation.