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...government of glib, self-effacing talk-show guests will never have any dignity. And such a government cannot expect its citizens to take it seriously, to heed its calls, or to have any faith...
...team. Last week, Powell reportedly remarked, "Boy, was the Gulf War easy compared to this." Consensus building is part of leadership. As the Pentagon plotted strikes from Italy and the Adriatic, Clinton said he would seek both U.N. and congressional endorsement for his plans. He is also likely to heed Senator Bob Dole's advice that he hold a national "fireside chat" to explain his decision to the American people once he makes it. (See cover stories beginning on page...
...Clinton, history offers little guidance because there is no direct parallel for the action he is considering. If he uses military force in Bosnia, he cannot know whether he will succeed. If he bombs the Bosnian Serbs, their brethren across the Drina River in Serbia proper might heed the call of blood and join them for a war of annihilation against the Muslims. Or the Serbian militiamen who now bestride 70% of Bosnia may simply dig in and refuse either to negotiate or pull back...
Bold tyrants take heart. Fearful minorities take heed. As NATO jet fighters assigned to Operation Deny Flight screamed impotently across the skies of Bosnia last week, what resounded around the world was the thunder of Serb artillery, its cannon and mortars trained on the Muslim town of Srebrenica, its shells primed for airbursts, which would cause maximum carnage. After the deadliest barrage last week, the shattered bodies of the dead, including 15 children, lay in mute testimony to the world's age-old ability to turn its face away from the suffering and subjugation of others...
Many graduating seniors will shortly ascend (or descend, depending on your perspective or your politics) to business offices across America. Heed this warning now--how far your career gets depends directly on how you treat the clerical staff. They are not your servants nor are they there to take the blame everytime you screw up. Say "please" and do the little stuff on your own (it won't really hurt your dignity to address that letter yourself) and you will find that, come crunch time, the secretary will drop everything to rush your report to the Federal Express Office...