Word: antiwar
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...chance that many Europeans see February 15, 2003—the day when millions of antiwar demonstrators engulfed virtually every large city in Europe—as the birth date of something akin to a European nation. There is no way to tell whether this sentiment will endure, but active opposition to the U.S. has clearly given Europeans a common bond that they can experience on an emotional level...
First, Kavulla claims that most Americans, or in his words, “those who are not the privileged rich kids that populate antiwar protests,” will object that Dean stands too far to the left of the American mainstream. That Dean is running well among students is undeniable, but this should not be turned into a mark against him. For example, Dean is currently running about even with Richard Gephardt in Iowa, a state that is hardly overrun with Kavulla’s “liberal rich kids...
...tradition of journalistic pessimism. That is, in every situation, images of destruction, death and disaster are more newsworthy than the human interest story that tells the tale of Umm Qasr’s municipal elections. Frequently do we hear the mantra of violence in the press recited: antiwar activist Michael Moore, whose ilk dwells on this kind of negative outlook, retells it in Bowling for Columbine; Nancy Reagan and Lynne Cheney lament it in Congressional hearings; thousands of Americans daily note in passing one or another murder featured as the top story in the local newspaper. The more grandiose arena...
Hopefully, that won’t even be necessary. Democrats are sure to get bored of the antiwar talk soon enough, and Dean has little else to offer that is any more appealing than what Kerry, Lieberman, Gephardt or any of the boys has to say. Indeed, in the five months until the first votes of the primary are cast, the gimmick may well...
...antiwar powers on the Security Council certainly appear ready to accept the principle that the U.S. would remain in charge of any UN-authorized military force in Iraq. Such cases as Kosovo, East Timor and Afghanistan have recently established the precedent for the nation or group of nations committing most of the troops to a UN-authorized peace-enforcement mission retains command. The question of how quickly to transfer sovereign authority to Iraqis has been a point of contention, with the French initially insisting that a transitional government be seated within a month, while Secretary of State Powell dismissed...