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...government is to succeed, it's going to need help. During my seven-day stay in Mogadishu this month, I caught a glimpse of the country's dysfunction. Somalia has atomized into its ancient form--a collection of hundreds of clans. Taxation has been replaced by protection rackets ranging from clan gangsters who collect weekly "rent" to garbage collectors who dump rubbish in a street and demand money to remove...
...Senate, of course, is known as a place where practically every member wakes up each day wondering why he isn't on the other side of Pennsylvania Avenue, even if history shows that's a move few succeed at making. The last Senator elected President was John F. Kennedy in 1960, a fact you are likely to read thousands of times in the next two years. No matter. Biden is officially in the race, Dodd is likely to soon announce, McCain has an endorsement list the size of some wedding parties and is now actively reaching out to get more...
...lose in Iraq would have real consequences. To succeed in reversing the deteriorating situation in Iraq would also have real consequences. The forces of liberty (if it's permissible to use so naive a formulation) could regain momentum in the Middle East. Jihadism could be set on the run. Individuals and nations might decide that it is once again wiser to be a friend of the U.S. than an enemy...
...Iowa caucuses are still a year away. But the race for the Republican nomination is already taking a shape that alarms many conservatives, especially the Evangelicals who were so crucial to Bush's re-election in 2004. None of the top three potential Republican candidates considering a bid to succeed Bush has a record that makes the right entirely comfortable. Senator John McCain originally opposed Bush's tax cuts, supports looser immigration policies, voted against a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and was an architect of the deal under which Senate Democrats retained their right to filibuster Bush's judicial...
...over Iraq policy," one high-ranking State Department veteran told TIME. "You also have to consider that if Rice leaves office before the end of the Bush Administration, it would be prudent to have a heavy hitter like Negroponte in place who could be confirmed by the Senate to succeed...