But, every once in a while, a banker, tired of being portrayed as a rogue, lashes out.

Truman was weary of both the convoluted politics of the Middle East and of the urgings of Jewish leaders through his term in office, and was undecided on his policy.

And if two years ago you didn't take a promotion and some guy next to you did, if three years ago you stopped looking for new opportunities, you're going to be bored because you should have kept your foot on the gas pedal.

In South Korea, President Lee Myung bak s political base wants to roll back, not reinvigorate, the Sunshine Policy, and there is a widespread (though by no means universal) weariness with engagement.

Most Americans say that they want no part of Syria s pain they are weary of wars in the Middle East and want their leaders to focus on economic recovery and job creation.