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...timing of all this is odd, though, given that the U.S. has recently made a show of rhetorical deference to its allies - President Bush said last week that he "will be patient and deliberate and ... consult with our friends and allies" before proceeding against Iraq - and the consensus in Washington is that an invasion is not imminent anyway. If an attack is far off and the Americans have promised due consultation, why all the fuss...
...failure, or even of a stalled offensive. Hawks say it fails to take sufficient advantage of U.S. technological advantage, and that the slow buildup of forces that would delay action at least until next spring gives Saddam time to maneuver to avoid attack. But precisely because there's consensus over the inadmissibility of failure, a "Desert Storm II" scale force is likely to be assembled even if only to allow a seamless transition to Plan B if either of the other approaches is attempted and fails...
...think that there’s wide consensus that the school needs to evolve,” Jones said. “I think it bodes well that [Bollinger] is so involved in the process...
...media giant Vivendi, where a string of acquisitions had left the company with a pile of debt and a slumping share price. France Télécom chairman Michel Bon is also under pressure because of high debts. In the past, Europe's clubby business atmosphere meant a consensus approach to decision making and often protected executives from being removed by their boards, which were dominated by friends. Deutsche Telekom probably won't find a new leader until after the Sept. 22 elections because no one wants to risk being appointed by a lame duck. With opinion polls showing...
...True, the U.S. uses its power primarily in its own interest, as do all other nations; nonetheless, the American military machine is a unique global resource whose actions often accrue to the benefit of others. It is in the interests of everyone that there should be a broad domestic consensus within the U.S. in favor of a global role for its troops. Such a consensus will not be maintained if Americans fear that their children run the risk of prosecutions in foreign courts brought by grandstanding magistrates looking for easy popularity...