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...election. Although the boxes were labeled to support the troops, it is simply a fact that, given the current situation, “the troops” are inextricably associated with the war in Iraq. While it is certainly possible to support the troops and not the war??many people do—the reality is that a donation box for the troops brings voters’ attention to the war in Iraq while they are in the polling booth. Indeed, psychological studies have shown that attitudes are dramatically affected by even small visual cues. The problem isn?...
...school in Paris was adorable too, especially the jumper and the school mandated beret.” At these points I usually felt so terrible about the uniform deprivation—we couldn’t even wear camouflage prints to school, because it reminded the school administrators of war??that I would pick up a stick and whack it against a tree until I felt better. However, now I no longer have to fantasize about boarding school or knee socks or lying about pushing someone out of a tree. Now I can make my imaginary uniform...
...claiming that the Israel lobby has brought America significant trouble in recent years, even contributing heavily to our entrance into the war in Iraq, their arguments begin to rely on less solid evidence and start to wear thin.Their section on “The Lobby and the Iraq War?? contains surprisingly little mention of actual pro-Israel groups and instead focuses on neoconservative war hawks. The authors’ main shortcoming is particularly clear here: they are too ready to attribute to the broadly defined Israel Lobby many of the mistakes made in American foreign policy...
...topics with filmmakers.” Among the filmmakers attending will be Shui-Bo Wang, whose “They Chose China” tells the story of 21 American soldiers who were POWs in the Korean War and decided to stay in China after being released at the war??s end. The film won the United Nations Association grand jury prize at the festival’s opening ceremonies last fall. “This film brings the message for peace; [it] is an anti-war film,” Wang says, noting that he has shown...
...response to a question from an undergraduate about the war??s effect on the United States’ reputation abroad, Allison said that the country’s reputation has “fallen further and faster than any country in history.” —Staff writer S. Jesse Zwick can be reached at jzwick@fas.harvard.edu...