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This September saw the White House’s first half-hearted attempt to swallow its pride and ask the international community for help. After circumventing the United Nations Security Council and ignoring weapons inspectors in the run-up to war—and refusing for nearly five months after the invasion to consult with the General Assembly—Bush returned to the U.N. to rally support. We were pleased that the president recognized—implicitly, if not openly—the errors of his unilateral approach and the need for assistance from an institution he once wrote...
...America presses ahead toward a vision of a new Iraq arising out of all that darkness, we're not even sure if the war has ended yet or when it will and whether we'll even recognize victory if we see it. Some have argued that Iraq's national pride and hope of moving forward depends on doing this themselves, on not having it done for them. We may want to give this great gift of freedom, but in the giving, the value is lost; it must be taken, won, earned. And so our victory can come only...
...Iraq and Afghanistan also means it is unwilling-and perhaps unable-to deal with any additional trouble over Taiwan. Hence, what Washington wants is for Chen to not rile China. "It is in nobody's interest to force the [Taiwan] question," says a U.S. source. "Taiwan has considerable pride [in its democracy], but they need to be aware that what they say and do has consequences for their security, and for ours." With Chen throttling back during his inauguration last week, the U.S. is off the hook-for now. "We appreciate his pledge [not to change the status quo]," said...
...other new sitcom is "Center of the Universe," a family comedy starring John Goodman, who voices the lead character in NBC's new family sitcom "Father of the Pride." (He plays a lion there, but still.) "Center of the Universe," says Moonves, went over extremely well with test audiences, though that's usually just a synonym for "somebody famous is in the pilot." (CBS's Charlie Sheen hit, "Two and a Half Men," tested well - but so did "Emeril...
...England explained that she and her fellow soldiers were ?following orders? by posing in those infamous photos for ?psy-ops? (psychological operations), she touched on a colonial memory. She suggested that all that was done at Abu Ghraib was informed by what Iraqis would find most damaging to their pride and ego. People can forgive what is done out of ignorance, but not what is done out of maliciousness...