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Last week in this newspaper I suggested that an appropriate response to Sept. 11 would be a massive development program for the Middle East designed to prop up our ally regimes and strengthen civil society in the region. This week I’d like to suggest a similar domestic program that is not in response to the terrorist attack but is informed by it. Fighting with its gloves off, our government is in the rare and enviable position of ignoring such polite fictions as the Social Security “lockbox” and the desirability of running...
...Western priority, right now, is clearly to muster all hands on deck for the fight against Bin Laden and his cohorts, no matter how dirty some of those hands may be. And some short-term political prices will have to be paid. Musharraf, for example, will considerably strengthen his grip on power in Pakistan by helping the U.S. - if he can survive the domestic backlash. U.S. sanctions against his government have been lifted, and he can expect billions of dollars of aid and credit as well as plenty of diplomatic favors. All for helping take down a Taliban regime Pakistan...
...will have to deal with nations that have at best a complicated relationship with the U.S. or are geographically distant from the axis of terrorism. Nonetheless, these countries, ranging from poor to mind-numbingly destitute, need U.S. aid, both to improve the lives of their citizens and to strengthen their regimes. Doing so will require that we cast aside some requirements of our previous economic aid, like our preference for dealing with democracies rather than kingdoms and military dictatorships. It will require honoring the reverse of President Bush’s threat—you’re either with...
...every American against every possible germ-warfare agent? That would be impractical, if not impossible, and the side effects of the inoculations would pose a significant health risk. Instead, says Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, we should strengthen the country's public health system. After Sept. 11, hospitals in New York City were asked to report any outbreaks of unusual symptoms. Health experts know that in the event of biological attack, the earlier an epidemic is detected, the easier it is to contain...
...finally, please continue praying for the victims of terror and their families, for those in uniform and for our great country. Prayer has comforted us in sorrow and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead...