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...going to deliver a speech today in which I said, "The war we fight today is more than a military conflict. It is the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st century." But then I thought about a conversation I had recently with a young U.S. military officer, a combat veteran of the Iraq war who remains on active duty, committed to our mission. "Mr. President," he said. "If this struggle is so important, why is this the only war in American history where we haven't increased the size of the Army and raised taxes...
...recent weeks, the conflict has threatened to spill over into northern Iraq, one of the last tranquil areas in that country - a fact that may have caught the U.S. military's attention more than the bombings on the Mediterranean coast. Authorities inside Iraq have reported that p.k.k. positions around the Kandil Mountains have been shelled by Iranian and, possibly, Turkish artillery. In July, Turkey moved tanks and reinforcements up to its border with Iraq. Turkey's new army chief, General Yasar Buyukanit, who took office last week, is known for his hawkish views on how best to deal with...
...problem is closer to home. The imperial hubris of the U.S. and its support of Israel contribute to the mess in the Middle East. One wonders if the people of Israel will benefit in the long run. Ijaz Ahmad Khan Rawalpindi, Pakistan In his counterpoint on the Middle East conflict, Krauthammer explains that Hamas wants to recover any lands Muslims have conquered by force because those lands belong to them forever, in keeping with an Islamic precept. Are Americans really any different? Don't they want to keep forever those lands they took from the Indians? Malcolm Subhan Tervuren, Belgium...
...then went to work for Goldman Sachs’ rival, Citigroup. Rubin joined Ford’s board of directors in 2000. “Citigroup’s multifaceted relationship with Ford could raise a question whether my relationship with Ford and Citigroup creates an appearance of conflict,” Rubin, who is chairman of Citigroup’s executive committee, wrote in the letter. “Although no conflict currently exists and while I would have liked to remain involved, I have with great regret concluded that I should resign from the board at this time...
Until recently, Bosnia-Herzegovina was often described as a shining example of succesful international effort in post-conflict reconstruction and nation building. Since the war ended eleven years ago, hardly a shot was fired, towns and villages were repaired, and many refugees have returned to their homes. But now, a month ahead of crucial presidential and parliamentary polls, ethnic tension spurred by local political leaders is running so high that Bosnia's relapse into war no longer seems unthinkable...