And if not, why are you not more directly involved militarily there?

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and Chancellor Merkel Press Conference

It is less clear that you could win a mandate for such things from European voters, which may be why they are not directly asked.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne: The Atlantic gap | The

Instead, why not buy a tasty gift directly from a cooperative where farmers are assured a fair price?

FORBES: Seven Sustainable Foodie Holiday Gifts

The authors acknowledge that there are many reasons why the groups should not be directly compared but conclude that the overall trend in the reduced prevalence of atherosclerosis is undoubtedly true.

FORBES: Autopsy Studies Find Large And Dramatic Drop In Early Atherosclerosis Over 60 Years

Why not engage the Republicans more directly instead of just going out and holding campaign events and throwing up bills that you know -- everybody knows this infrastructure bill is going to die in the Senate tomorrow?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

But researchers did not directly ask participants why they did or did not get married, Kadan-Lottick said.

CNN: Study: Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry

On the other hand, if you want to check out Facebook, why not just click the Facebook app directly?

FORBES: RockMelt's New Mobile Browser--A New Mobile Home Screen?

Do you buy stocks in Asian companies directly? (Why not?) Through ETFs?

FORBES: Best Plays In Emerging Markets

The reason why I will not is that it would be directly inimical to our joint efforts to lower the temperature on transatlantic trade disputes.

ECONOMIST: Letters

Why not just go the Journal or the Post directly?

NPR: Google Tries to Bridge Newspaper, Web Ad Contracts

Why not identify the goal clearly and go for it directly?

FORBES: Is Delighting The Customer Profitable?

Alas, most of us are not directly affected by sequestrations, which is why Obama has sought to put the focus on issues like air travel.

FORBES: Sequestration Drama: Much Ado About Nothing?

But not much of the debate so far has directly tackled why, in a society famous for its ability to integrate, some shuck off their American identity with such vigour, and to such a violent end.

BBC: American jihad: Facing up to homegrown militancy

So why not put nature, which is much more patient and sophisticated at doing the job, to work directly?

ECONOMIST: MONITOR

Given the foregoing, one can understand why wealthy Greeks do not want to hand their wallet to the government, but would rather benefit the country directly by setting up charitable foundations that decide which projects to pursue, overseeing their implementation.

FORBES: Why Wealthy Greeks Don't Want To Pay Taxes