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...find myself today the leader of a nation that is living a paradox. We are isolated in our immigration laws and trade tariffs, but global-minded in our foreign policy and corporate reach; we have the strongest armed forces in history, and yet our military is bogged down in Iraq by tireless insurgents; our economy is the largest and most important in the world, but its current stability hinges precariously on oil prices , terrorist threats, and a soaring trade deficit...
America’s aggrandized conception of itself is no longer a characteristic that fosters patriotism and stimulates growth. Instead, it holds us back. We have the most robust economy, the strongest democracy, and the most powerful armed forces in the world, and the infallibility of these facts is a common assumption throughout American society. Yet if we do not face the peril that surrounds our nation in the 21st century, even the most optimistic Americans will not be able to maintain the idealistic image of our nation...
...global economy defied gloom-and-doomsayers and continued to grow robustly. The combination of big-spending U.S. consumers and a booming China that feeds the Western appetite for low-priced products resulted in a second consecutive year of worldwide growth, estimated at more than 4%. That's the strongest two-year growth period in three decades, and there's more good news to come: the world economy is on track to enjoy another bumper year in 2006 as this twin American-Chinese engine continues to power ahead. That upbeat forecast - albeit with some significant caveats - emerged from a lively discussion...
...sweeps on both sides of the podium," says Bud Keene, the U.S. Olympic half-pipe coach. "Why would we shoot for anything else? We're taking an even stronger crew (to the Olympics) this time. Our men are just unbelievable, and our women are four of the seven strongest women in the world...
...What I took away from this was less a conclusion about which side stood on the strongest logical foundations than a profound sense that up till then I had reached a position without taking the journey to get there. This sense was heightened when I got married and got pregnant the first time, by which time technology had made the philosopher's hypothetical real: I heard the heartbeat, strained to see the image on the ultrasound, made out the features, like my womb had a window-and grieved at a miscarriage. If life, at this tiny, unimaginable stage...