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First and foremost, fine said he "had no burning desire" to serve the council. Another reason, Fine said, was his faith that Dritz would be an effective delegate...
Those who are willing to bear this risk (or to consign others to bear this risk) would be wise to remember that the foremost duty of the United States government is to its own people. In this case, American soldiers ought not to be expended for the sake of a people and a nation that have absolutely nothing to do with ours...
...decade and a half, the Armed Forces stayed entrenched in Vietnam and fought a seemingly insurmountable opponent. Why did four presidents allow such a catastrophic mission to continue? The foremost reason, dealt with already, was the battle of the two ideologies. But at least as prominent was the overwhelming desire to show the U.S.'s dominance in the world, to preserve its undefeated record in international combat (excepting the losing 'tie' of 1812). In a sense, defeat--or at least embarrassment--in Vietnam was a crucial but constructive blow to American arrogance...
...foremost issue was Russia. At meetings with NATO partners in Brussels and with Central European leaders in Prague, the same worries emerged over and over. Would Russia backslide from reform and closer ties with the West? Would it reclaim its old sphere of influence in Central Europe? Indeed, Yeltsin looked with dismay at attempts of former East-bloc nations to join NATO. Why should they want to join? "Russia does not threaten any country in Central or Eastern Europe," he told TIME...
Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen has introduced several new gun-control initiative for Congress to debate in 1994. The foremost among these proposes to raise the fee for registration as a gun dealer form $66 to $600. Bentsen estimated that 80 percent of the nation's 150,000 gun dealers would not renew their licenses with the higher fee. Why do dealers number so many? It turns out that many people obtain the license solely to receive the discounts on gun purchases that manufacturers grant to dealers. When there are so many dealers, you don't need...