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Beyond the President's personal political fortunes, the present mess may spawn some truly significant legacies. The post-cold war U.N., ripe for realizing its lofty aims -- the maintenance of peace and respect for international law -- has passed an important test, and could become the useful forum for conflict resolution it was intended to be. In the Arab world, new alliances will probably emerge. Whether they are pro- or anti-Western, less or more hostile toward Israel, they will surely be different. Of greatest moment -- at least to the U.S. -- is the fact that Bush may have stumbled...
With hindsight it looks so obvious, so wickedly brilliant. There sat Kuwait, fat and ripe, bulging with enormous reserves of oil and cash, boasting an excellent port on the Persian Gulf -- and utterly incapable of defending itself against Iraq's proficient war machine. Saddam Hussein, hungry for money but greedier still for regional dominance, knew before the first of his soldiers crossed the border that it would be a walkover -- and it was. In 12 hours, Kuwait...
...chance to appoint a young conservative such as David H. Souter '61 grants Bush the opportunity to give the court a rightward jolt that could last for decades. And with two other liberal justices ripe for retirement, a Bush Court could firmly implant the conservative agenda in the American judicial system...
...refinery construction has been hampered by environmental protests and changes in tax laws. As a result, refineries have been reaping fat profits, a growing portion of which is heading overseas. That is one reason why Washington's deficit cutters will feel more inclined to look at energy as a ripe category for higher taxes...
When he saw the night of revelry round the Brandenburg Gate and the flag- waving crowds in Dresden, he decided that the time was ripe for him to make History. Blinded by the vision of enthusiastic voters carrying him on their shoulders, he decided to forge ahead -- never mind the bickering of the Poles, the reluctance of the Soviets and the suspicions of the rest of the world. Kohl was not to be ruffled by the specter of a Fourth Reich evoked by foreign or domestic critics who accused him of jingoism, and for a few weeks he enjoyed...