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Ingratitude is fatal to a foreign policy of selflessness. And selfless intervention, unmoored from any conception of national interest, defines Clinton foreign policy. For George Bush, author of our first purely humanitarian intervention, Somalia was an afterthought. For Clinton it is the model. In Somalia he inflated the mission from feeding the starving to nation building, until driven out by public opinion. In Bosnia only last month, a U.N. bureaucrat was able to call in U.S. warplanes to strike at Serbs to avenge French peacekeepers wounded by Serb gunmen bent on fighting Muslims. What this has to do with...
With the introduction of more integral characters, most notably John Huston as Evelyn Mulwray's father, the plot keeps thickening before the actual climax, but surprisingly little action takes place in Chinatown. Even when it does, the location seems an afterthought in allegiance to the title. Rather, the name is most likely supposed to evoke the sense of mystery and otherworldliness embodied in the district. Perhaps if the plot did not twist around on itself so intricately, an abstract title would have worked...
...Club's top priority is to integrate thefaculty; making money is an afterthought. You see,at The Faculty Club, quality precedes profit."When I was hired in 1958," Coulson says, "theadministration wondered how I would be willing towork in an atmosphere when I'm told not to make aprofit," (Ed: In his 25-year tenure, he managedjust fine...
...differences between "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List" are striking. "Jurassic Park" is a film devoted to extinct creatures brought to life by special effects and computer animation. In the world of "Jurassic Park," humans are almost an afterthought, present only so that the dinosaurs can devour them. However, "Schindler's List," based on a true story, focuses on human beings, presenting a vision of a world where people are of paramount importance and where one person's actions carry great weight...
...must point out that the nine-inch menorah strikes me as a mere afterthought in the shadow of the towering evergreen. However, I am equally opposed to both displays, because religious symbols should not be displayed in the public sphere...