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It is simply ridiculous to imagine that defeating radical Islamic terrorism - however vile it may be - will require the same level of national commitment as was seen in the cold war. The Soviet Union's ideology had many adherents and apologists throughout the West. For leaders in the developing world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Hasn't Really Changed Since 9/11 | 9/3/2002 | See Source »

As the world's two most nefarious villains, Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein ought to have reasons to work together. They share similar interests--hatred of Israel, hostility toward the rulers of Saudi Arabia and, especially, enmity toward their common nemesis, the U.S. Both are suspected of dabbling in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq & al-Qaeda | 9/2/2002 | See Source »

The growing debate on invading Iraq hinges on Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. Opponents of invasion discount the existing threat by arguing that A) he is not crazy enough to use them against us, and B) if he doesn't use them, what threat are they?

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Terrible Logic of Nukes | 9/2/2002 | See Source »

Which brings us to objection B: What use are weapons of mass destruction anyway? Well, we had a quite extraordinary demonstration of their efficacy this summer. Just a few weeks ago, India and Pakistan appeared on the verge of war. It never happened. Not only did the feared war not...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Terrible Logic of Nukes | 9/2/2002 | See Source »

Khoshal Khan A is a collection of jaggedly rising fragments of dismembered homes and disrupted lives, a dusty reflection of the twisted steel remains of the World Trade Center. In response to a day of destruction, New York marshalled billions of dollars to rebuild. Kabul has been torn apart for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Brick at a Time | 9/2/2002 | See Source »

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