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...occasionally his weakness, too - served well this time, and it would be difficult, even indecent, to reproach him for having offered free elections to the Iraqis." Will such acknowledgments be on display this week? "The people at the top know it's time to stop looking back," says Jan Friedrich Kallmorgen of the German Council on Foreign Relations. French analysts make similar noises. But that doesn't mean a new era is at hand. "The time for diplomacy is now," Rice says. And forever...
...year old, I want to thank you for your fair and accurate portrayal of young adults in the U.S. [Jan. 24]. I graduated from college with honors in three years but could not find a job that allowed me to become financially independent. So I moved back home to save money. I was surprised to find that the majority of my high school class had done the same thing. Living at home has enabled me to save for law school. (I start in the fall.) I realize that some people might view my generation as spoiled by our parents...
...dismayed by the title of Charles Krauthammer's essay "Shock and Awe" [Jan. 24]. That was the name used by the U.S. military for massive bombings and missile attacks on Iraq at the start of the invasion. Krauthammer referred to the shock of the tsunami and marveled at humanity's overwhelming generosity in response to the disaster, but using a phrase associated with the Iraq war was unfortunate. His commentary ignored the misery and destruction of war. The tsunami was a natural disaster; the Iraqi tragedy was man-made...
Columnist Joe Klein discussed why President Bush is taking the controversial position in favor of reforming Social Security [Jan. 24]. Although I usually agree with Klein, I take issue with his endorsement of private investment accounts for Social Security. Over the past quarter-century, most Americans have moved from traditional pension plans into retirement savings plans funded by employer and employee contributions. Those are private investment accounts, and all involve risk. Individuals own those accounts and manage them. At one time, the employer bore the risk and responsibility in a pension plan, but now the employee does. There...
Kudos to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for donating unwanted fur coats to the homeless [Jan. 24]. I wish I could say I have never worn fur, but I have a rabbit-fur coat hanging in the back of my closet from my more selfish days. I'm going to send it to PETA. I can't bring the animals back, but I can help provide a little warmth to people in desperate need...