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...rarest occasions - the first Gulf War; Afghanistan - there may even be enough consensus for a resolution supporting the use of force. Ultimately, the U.N. may be the place to litigate global problems like environmental depredation and AIDS. But don't hold your breath. For now, the strongest argument for the U.N.'s continued existence is that it can do the things Americans don't like to do. The division of labor is obvious; indeed, it was a staple of George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign - Americans, he said, should be peacemakers, not peacekeepers...
...Harvard, the strongest event of the day was the 200-yard individual medley, in which co-captain Dan Shevchik captured first with his record time, followed by junior Rassan Grant and senior Mike Gentilucci, completing a Crimson sweep of the top three positions. Similarly, junior Enrique Roy and freshman Danil Rybalko closed out the top two slots on the one meter platform. Performing as strongly as expected, junior John Cole broke the 500-yard freestyle record, touching the wall nearly four seconds ahead of his nearest opponent...
...conclude a peace deal with Israel is questionable - or at least conditional upon what Israel offers by way of a political solution. There is certainly a strong reform movement in Palestinian society that seeks to be rid of the corrupt and inept administration of Yasser Arafat. But its strongest element has been the West Bank and Gaza militants who waged the first intifada from 1987 to 1991; were sidelined as Arafat and his coterie of Tunis-based exiles took over following the Oslo agreements; and then launched the second intifada when Oslo hit a wall at Camp David...
Lisa J. Faiman,’02-’03, says that the location of the Pro is its strongest asset...
...strongest emotional appeal of the movement opposing a war against Saddam Hussein is the idea that peace should always be given the moral benefit of the doubt over war. War is always "failure," as French President Jacques Chirac has put it. Most religious leaders--from the Pope on down--have argued that peace is almost always morally preferable to war, and that this war--whatever its strategic or political justification--would be simply unjust. Indeed, many of these authorities have gone right up to the edge of saying that peace under any circumstance deserves not only a chance...