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...permitted to emerge intact and reassert its influence, Israel’s deterrence power will be shattered and its security compromised as Hezbollah continues to lob missiles into the northern part of the country. Beyond Israel, the credibility of moderate Arab groups will be undermined, and the perception that terrorism works will embolden others to resort to terrorist measures well beyond Lebanon.The Israel-Lebanon war cannot be treated as a mere regional conflict; it is part of a battle between a moral democracy and terrorist organizations, and the way the international community treats the aftermath of this...
...Whalen, like so many Republicans across the country, has tried to focus more on the war on terror than the war in Iraq. But he has argued that troops must remain in Iraq until the country has moved to true independence. Republicans have attacked Braley for having a "cut and run" policy and suggesting he would cut off funding for war supplies and risk soldiers' safety - a reference to an earlier comment Braley made noting Congress' option to cut off war funds to pressure a withdrawal of the troops. Braley denies the Republican charge, saying he'd consider cutting funds...
...Rice, who is now Secretary of State, jumped into this slapfest on Monday. That's when she charged that Clinton failed to leave behind a "comprehensive" strategy for dealing with bin Laden. If by that she means a plan to invade Afghanistan, she's partly right - Clinton's terror advisers presented a plan that stopped short of invasion. But even if invasion had been included, such a plan would have gone nowhere. Everyone knows the first thing the Bush team did was reflexively throw out anything that had Clinton's scent, much less his name...
...have been repeatedly made by the President in his speeches. The White House communications elves underscored that by issuing the latest in a series of fact sheets titled with a hat tip to Paul Harvey: "The Rest of the Story: The NIE Reflects Previous Statements About The War On Terror...
...path of democracy." But Nazarbayev seems more interested in the prestige value of his meeting. "We're now a key ally of the United States in Central Asia," said Nazarbayev in 2004, when Bush sent him a letter of gratitude for "Kazakhstan's continued assistance in the war on terror." Kazakhstan's abundant oil, political stability, and a foreign policy friendly to the West outweigh its human-rights and democratic shortcomings, and will ensure that Nazarbayev's visit to the U.S. is largely a friendly...