Word: defendents
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...result, predicts Wattenberg, may be a massive shift in world military, economic and ideological power. The West may find it "difficult to promote and defend liberty . . .Western nations ((could)) no longer shape either the political agenda, the culture or the direction of the global community." Moreover, Wattenberg writes, the tide of Third World immigrants to the U.S., combined with the lower ratio of white births to domestic black and Hispanic births, may reduce the proportion of European-descended stock in this country from the present 80% to 60% by 2080. The upshot could be social "divisiveness and turmoil...
...would the reduction of medium-range nuclear weapons be in the national interest? In terms of grand strategy, no. In fact, a reduction very likely may harm the ability of America and her allies to defend themselves in the case of a Soviet attack in Europe or Asia. Since World War II, Moscow has maintained--at great cost to its economy and standard of living--massive conventional forces poised for an invasion of West Germany. This build-up is anything but "peaceful" and "defensive"; no country needs three times as many tanks as its enemy to protect herself...
...minds of European leaders, INF could be the first indication of a renewed isolationist feeling in a United States that they have never trusted completely to keep its promise and defend them. America may decide to de-couple itself from the defense of the West--a prospect feared by foreign ministers for the last 40 years--and leave West Europeans at the mercy of the Soviet Union...
...militarily, but diplomatically. Kuwait, a country the size of New Jersey, has used the spectre of increased Soviet influence in the Middle East to trick us into guarding their supertankers. In fact, the country we most hate in the region stands to gain the most from our decision to defend open navigation of the sea; Iran sends most of its exports out of the Gulf by sea, while Iraq transports its oil through overland pipelines. By keeping the waters open, we inadvertently prevent Iraqi attacks on Iranian ships...
...Human Rights does. Meanwhile, British newspapers continue to defy the ban. Last week News on Sunday published an excerpt from Spycatcher and was notified that it will be charged with "criminal contempt." Says Editor Brian Whitaker: "In the past, it's been necessary to break the law to defend free speech...