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...issue is nothing less than how best to deter a Soviet nuclear attack ... The U.S., [Weinberger] insists, must ... get ready to fight against Soviet or Soviet-inspired thrusts in several areas at once-the Persian Gulf, Central America, Africa and Central Europe ... 'WE MUST BE ABLE TO DEFEND OURSELVES IN WARS OF ANY SIZE AND SHAPE AND IN ANY REGION.' Some critics counter with the argument that the U.S. cannot police the world and that such simultaneous wars are not likely. The fact is that U.S. weakness makes them much likelier. Moreover, Weinberger insists, military planners can no longer assume...
...unilateral first use of U.S. force in all but the most extraordinary circumstances. As regular readers of my column know, I was opposed to the Iraq invasion. In the past, I have only favored military action when it had a United Nations or NATO imprimatur, as did the first Gulf War, Kosovo and Afghanistan operations. Furthermore, for more than 10 years I've been in favor of diplomatic recognition of so-called rogue states like Iran, North Korea and Cuba. I've visited Iran, have friends there and I understand that a significant portion, perhaps the vast majority, of Iranians...
Iran has shifted some accounts from Europe to Persian Gulf countries in anticipation of a squeeze. So Under Secretary of State Robert Joseph traveled to seven countries in the Middle East earlier this month to talk with officials about "what we can do together to disrupt the proliferation activities," he said. Financial restrictions "can have an effect on Iran's ability to acquire more technology and expertise from the outside...
...doesn't allow us to follow up on this." The U.S. State Department's June 2005 trafficking report says the extent of the problem in Iraq is "difficult to appropriately gauge" but cites an unknown number of Iraqi women and girls being sent to Yemen, Syria, Jordan and Persian Gulf countries for sexual exploitation. Statistics are further made murky by tribal tradition. Families are usually so shamed by the disappearance of a daughter that they do not report kidnappings. And the resulting stigma of compromised chastity is such that even if the girl should resurface, she may never be taken...
...spring break. Others had worked with New Orleans natives to create a rebuilding plan for the rest of the community. Twenty-eight students from across the University who had spent breaks volunteering in Louisiana and Mississippi gathered for the first time yesterday night for “Rebuilding The Gulf Cost: What Can We Do To Help?” Their ideas reflected the differences in their volunteer experiences. Some undergraduates who had helped film oral histories laid out plans for a policy group at the Institute of Politics. S. Margaret Spivey ’08, who had volunteered...