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Since Sept. 11, the Bush Administration has put a premium on an idealistic and neoconservative agenda of pushing hard for democracy in the region even at the risk of short-term destabilization. It would be nice to continue to say, as Secretary Rice used to declare frequently, that there is no conflict between pushing for more democracy and seeking greater stability in the Middle East. That may be true in the long run. But the real-world present is more complicated, and there are some real trade-offs. An unsettling fact about the Middle East, as the elections...
...recent editorial, the Washington Post warned that Bush should not sacrifice his democracy agenda in the Middle East. And indeed it would be perilous to abandon our ideals for the sake of short-term security...
...European Union is blocked by its failure to arrest indicted war criminal Ratko Mladic. Where is he, and what do you plan to do about him? I am currently a banker, I do not know where he is. But finding him is at the very top of our agenda. If we are to achieve our ambitious E.U. goals, we need to be a credible partner. This credibility can only be maintained if we do our absolute best to arrest Mladic...
Serbia has a 30% unemployment rate. How will you address this problem? According to international sources, the figure is lower, yet still way too high, about 21%. We propose a program that puts job creation at the top of the economic agenda. Over the last four years, Serbia attracted at least $1 billion a year of greenfield investment. Our plan is to double this figure...
...education is Labor's agenda, Rudd is the right salesman. His first TV commercial is a highlights reel for someone who could have starred in Australia's Brainiest Kid or It's Academic: from bush school to the Australian National University ? and beyond! Learning is at the "kitchen table" of middle Australian families, to quote the vanquished Beazley; the self-employed and middle-income parents who obsess about education and private-school fees and have lately voted for Howard will take a very close look at Rudd's education policies in the coming months. Of course, if Labor does...