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...contrast, guilt nipped my fun right in the bud. Yes, I went on to disobey my mother, but only so much. I felt O.K. in doing so because on most other fronts, I went along with her. Thou Shalt Not Smoke Pot is not the 11th Commandment, I rationalized. Armed with that perspective and the sound of my mother's voice in my head, I could tinker with the rules and push the boundaries without being afraid I would cross them. So, Mom, it was your fault after...
President Clinton's handling of the recent crisis in the Persian Gulf, for example, was entirely appropriate. Those who call constantly for the ouster of Sadaam Hussein seem oblivious to the first rule of containment strategy: thou shalt not create any power vacuums. If we remove Hussein, who takes over? There is no question that an unduly weakened Iraq would summon Iranian intervention...
...Thou shalt not invite another into the group without first consulting those who are already in the group...
...Thou shalt not retract a blocking offer once it is given...
...Thou shalt not refuse a blocking offer without profusely explaining and apologizing...