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...bellicose” confrontations that often accompany rapid growth, peaceful relations between these countries and the West would likely persist. In addition, Zakaria said that it is unlikely that cultural differences will lead to future conflict. “There is much more Westernization than people want to admit,” Zakaria said of the developing world. “The only way to be modern is to be Western. The West invented modernity.” Zakaria—one of Foreign Policy magazine’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals—said that since America...
...each stop, Bush will be dealing with vexing challenges that aren't about to disappear because of a change in the Oval Office. Obama says he will end the war in Iraq, but his own advisors admit that any U.S. troop drawdown would depend on advice from ground commanders and would be unlikely to get the U.S. all the way out soon. McCain criticizes much of Bush's approach to Iraq, but says now that we're there, we have to stay and win. Both men will find the diplomatic and military options for changing Iran's nuclear ambitions...
...point that it does not need to deal. But in negotiating a long-term military relationship with Baghdad and backing Israel's redrawing of its borders, Bush has committed the U.S. to positions it will be difficult, if not impossible, for his successor to change. Privately, Administration officials admit they are trying to lock in some of their policies. Which means by this time next year, Bush's successor will be the one struggling to address public discontent with the U.S. approach to the region...
...awkward, but he's, um, black, and most voters aren't. According to exit polls, one in four Clinton voters in West Virginia said race was an important factor in their vote, which is amazing in an era where people who think like that aren't supposed to admit it. Shouldn't they at least have pretended their issue with Obama was that he is an elitist...
...Sitting in his garden terrace in Beirut, with just a few family members and loyal retainers, Jumblatt is quickly coming to grips with the new political landscape. "The U.S. has failed in Lebanon and they have to admit it," he said. "We have to wait and see the new rules which Hizbollah, Syria and Iran will set. They can do what they want...