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...whatever they may be), though, the "great man" theory is correct, and the great man is President George W. Bush. Great in this context does not necessarily mean good or wise. It does usually suggest a certain largeness of character or presence on the stage, which Bush does not possess. Whatever gods gave him this role were casting against type. But the role is his. This was George W. Bush's war. It was the result of one man's deliberate, sudden and unforced decision. Yes, Saddam Hussein deserves the ultimate moral blame, but Bush pushed the button...
...Iraq. While the State Department is on record calling for debt forgiveness to the new government, for instance, Russia will surely want some of the $8 billion owed to it by the deposed regime. Meanwhile, France will want contracts for TotalFinaElf, the giant oil company that formerly possessed rights to many of Iraq’s oil fields. This is not to say that United States is devoid of such interests—though as a country that invested its resources in bringing down the Hussein regime, it may possess more of a right to impose them. But the over...
...Since September 2001, the overarching mission of the Administration has been to enhance the security of the U.S. and its allies by cracking down on global terrorists and the states that succor them. It is an article of faith in Washington - and in London - that if terrorists ever possess weapons of mass destruction, they will use them. Hence states that have connections to terrorism must not be permitted such weapons. Within that framework, encouraging the development of democratic structures in the Middle East - the pet project of some neoconservatives in the Administration - is a way of advancing the primary policy...
...totalitarian monarchies and fascist dictatorships of the Arab world have some innate virtue which allows them to viciously persecute women, gays, and non-Muslims thereby absolving them from any Harvard professor’s cries to divest? Does China possess some inalienable right to occupy Tibet such that the politically correct crowd finds them immune from divestment issues...
...benches that are perfectly usable, but the biggest stands—those behind home plate—are obstructed by protective green mesh on the fence. There’s no point in sitting there unless you’re at the very top of the bleachers or possess x-ray vision...