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...even if they stagger along for months or years. Diplomacy and the pursuit of regime-change simply cannot coexist in a single strategy for very long. The hawks are not unaware of this, of course, they simply believe it's naive to trust any agreement with the Iranians to refrain from doing a North Korea - and advocate diplomacy largely as an exercise in building support for tougher action...
...negotiate." In its morbid fear of whatever nuclear arsenal North Korea may possess, the Bush Administration has been overly cautious about negotiating with North Korea, which, not unreasonably, is petrified of U.S. intentions and military strength following the Iraq war. With the greater fear in Pyongyang, the U.S. should refrain from issuing statements that only startle Kim, meanwhile putting aside its reluctance to sit down with the enemy...
...can’t believe we beat Trinity!” was the joyous refrain echoing around the Murr Center last night...
...only Senator to vote to challenge Ohio's voting irregularities. Then last week she took on Secretary of State-- designate CONDOLEEZZA RICE with surprisingly tough remarks at Rice's confirmation hearing. Challenged by Boxer about her "respect for the truth," Rice replied, "I really hope that you will refrain from impugning my integrity...
More generally, though, this fallacy of quoting anonymous authorities is an oft-repeated conservative refrain to justify the war in Iraq. Many surveys have been taken of Iraqis as a whole, including a Dec. 23 poll by the International Republican Institute which had 54 percent of Iraqis saying their country is headed in the right direction. But upon closer inspection, people in the cities of Mosul, Ramadi and Fallujah—centers of the insurgency—weren’t surveyed. While it seems to be true that your average Iraqi appreciates the goals of the American occupation, your...