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...argument in favor of the draft can counter my basic value premise: People precede government, do not owe their lives to it and cannot be forced to cede their very existence at the beckon of the state. When foreign invaders come to America's shores, or if aggression abroad compels American action, I would hope that the call to arms is answered swiftly and positively. But if military service is compelled, then America will have dented its moral armor...
...This is the biggest management challenge in the U.S. And so I aspired to it. Plus I wasn't born in this country, and I thought I could pay back a little of what I owe...
...return, Shamir is hoping for lenient treatment once the U.S. turns its attention to the Arab-Israeli conflict. He may be in for a surprise. Says a U.S. diplomat: "We're going to owe some Arab countries much more than we owe Israel." Distrusting Bush and Baker, Shamir is banking instead on the support of Congress, which will have its eye on the 1992 elections...
...CityStep kids were telling me that I should be on it, because they knew it was an open call, somehow, someway," Talvy says. "I owe a lot to my kids; they're a lot of fun, and they're totally the public." They tell her what new records she should own and what hip dances she should learn, she says...
While Palestinian support for Saddam confounds many Americans, the U.S. may have no choice but to seriously address their plight soon after the liberation of Kuwait. Reason: the U.S. will owe at least that much to its Arab allies, who, though infuriated by the Palestinians' crowing for Saddam, remain publicly committed to the idea of a Palestinian homeland...