Word: hoffmann
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...thought [engaging in a ground war] was imprudent," says Stanley H. Hoffmann, Dillon professor of the civilization of France. "It turns out I was wrong." Hoffmann wrote an opinion piece in the Monday's New York Times calling for the use of preventive diplomacy and not military might to end international conflicts...
...Stanley H. Hoffmann, Dillon professor of the civilization of France, disagreed and said that the move was an intelligent one for Hussein...
...seems to me to be a very clever move, offer and he has a chance of saying it is not I who am continuing the war," Hoffmann said...
...Washington] wants him out. They look at Kuwait as a hook to hang a number of problems," Hoffmann said. "The last thing they want is for him to withdraw with two-thirds of his army intact and him in power. Other members of the coalition want different goals...
This is a fundamental misunderstanding." Hoffmann said that while Washington wants to remove Hussein from power, many of its allies simply want to liberate Kuwait...