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This time around, there has been far less scope for miscalculation. The younger Bush has been nothing if not clear about his intention to get rid of Saddam. The dream in Washington was that once Iraq's leader was convinced of certain defeat, he would depart to stay alive. But among those who knew him, exile did not seem an option. Saddam's Arab honor would not permit him to flee. "He follows the code of the old-time Arab knights," says Toujan Faisal, a former Jordanian member of parliament. There are less romantic explanations as well. As head...
...shared sovereignty and an acquired aversion to conflict and risk. While Bush is a conservative, Blair is an old-style liberal, in the mold of Britain's great 19th century imperialist Prime Minister, William Gladstone. Bush is eager to engage the world in order to deter and defeat evil. Blair is a man who looks at the troubled globe and sees also an opportunity to do good...
...slouched her head down and held still. She had made a season-high 37 saves in the NCAA final, 24 in the third period and the two overtimes. But it was not enough to save the Crimson women’s hockey team from a 4-3 defeat...
...Harvard couldn’t hold on. The Golden Bears scored twice to tie the game, then gained possession in the final minute. Cal ran the clock down before Julian Wu dealt Harvard a heartbreaking defeat with just 12 seconds remaining...
Harvard showed no ill effects of the disappointing defeat two days later against Stanford (6-2). The Crimson played its best half of the season in staying right with the heavily-favored Cardinal. Despite entering intermission down 5-4, Mancini said Harvard’s first-half performance was the bright point of the week...