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...American political opinion. House Speaker Tip O'Neill, usually a leader of opposition to what his fellow Democrats see as an overly adventurous Reagan foreign policy, declared that "we just can't let this madman of terrorism (Gaddafi) keep threatening." Indeed, said O'Neill, if Libya continues to foment terrorism, "I think the American people would demand that we go in again." The New York Times and Washington Post, whose editorial writers are often skeptical about military action overseas, voiced approval of the raid. The most notable dissenter was former President Jimmy Carter, who predicted that the raid would make...
There may very well be such a conspiracy under way right now. But if the plot is to destabilize Central America and foment revolution there, then a simple analysis of U.S. policy locates the center of the cabal at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue...
...intransigence on Chun's part, however, is equally certain to foment national divisions and put the country at risk. As he looks toward Manila and Pyongyang, perhaps he can see that compromise rather than conflict holds out the hope of a happier outcome...
...address another point: This is, again, another cavil of Mr. Barron's that I feel can be best put into the straw man category: "no Jewish opinion is a good one" (according to Black intellectuals). Is Mr. Barron deliberately attempting to foment further dissension between Black and Jewish intellectuals? Increased tension between these two groups, especially in light of their past political alliance, is of grave concern to me and other academics. However, Mr. Barron's remarks seem calculated to aggravate differences, rather than reconcile them. How else am I to make sense of his nothing that "to loud applause...
Libya has made the leap to war. It terrorizes our citizens, supporting murderers and highjackers. It shoots at our planes when they fly in international air space. It has threatened to foment terrorism on our own soil. If the United States decides war is necessary, I would serve...