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...cabal" of Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had "flummoxed" a President who is "not versed in international relations and not too much interested in them either." Even more stinging was the interview given by Brent Scowcroft--National Security Adviser to Bush's father during the first Gulf War--to the New Yorker, in which he not only questioned the wisdom of invading Iraq but also criticized the wider Bush doctrine of spreading democracy in the Middle East...
Greenspan believed targets would box him in. For example: if inflation markers were in place now, the Fed might be raising rates more quickly since hurricane damage on the Gulf Coast caused fuel prices to spike. Greenspan's approach allows him to factor in how long oil production may be curbed and what will happen when prices recede...
...disappointed that the Gulf War had not removed Saddam Hussein from power, Libby and Wolfowitz drafted a paper that broached a policy of pre-emptive action. That paper foreshadowed Libby's hawkish position on Iraq a decade later. After George W. Bush's election in 2000, Cheney tapped the like-minded Libby to be his right-hand man. In the months before the Iraq war, Libby, Cheney and Wolfowitz formed the core of an influential group of neoconservatives that pushed President Bush to remove Saddam Hussein from office. Their ideas and their respect were-and are-mutual...
...Punks In the Beerlight” is a rollicking honky-tonk explosion, “I’m Getting Back Into Getting Into You” is a slow-burning love ballad, and album closer “There Is a Place” bridges the gulf between country and gospel with electrifying results. Rumor has it that Berman wrote “Tanglewood” in a fit of inspiration after a protracted stay in rehab and a suicide attempt. The recurrence of heartache and depression as song themes suggests that there may be some truth...
...strengthen tropical storms, we need only look north to find alarming signs of warming trends. Many studies document melting polar ice caps, thinning permafrost and rising sea and air temperatures in the Arctic, which threaten the livelihood of people native to the region. Like so many helpless Gulf Coast residents, these people will suffer because of a profound denial of responsibility. Climate change is a global problem that needs a global solution. David G. Wright Sturbridge, Massachusetts...