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...Remember what has happened in the past decade, when several trenchantly argued theses have rapidly become conventional wisdom. One thinks of Francis Fukuyama (history has ended with the triumph of liberal democracy), Bernard Lewis (the rage of the Islamic world is a consequence of its own failure), Robert Kagan (Europeans and Americans are fundamentally different). All these authors make their case brilliantly, but none of their arguments are uncontested by serious scholars in relevant fields. They are popular in part because they provide wonderful material for Op-Ed columns and sound bites...
...exit strategy [March 15]. But great progress has taken place in Iraq. There is a provisional constitution, signed and in place; a Governing Council is serving as election plans are being made; and a war-crimes tribunal is formed. Those are huge steps. If the U.S. has the wisdom to stay the course, Iraq will have democracy, and that development will have a positive effect on the entire Middle East. Helping the Iraqi people recover from Saddam Hussein's brutal regime will take some time. The premature withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq for political reasons in an election year...
...Rothenberg will bring a great deal of valuable experience and practical wisdom to an essential role in Harvard’s governance,” Summers said in a press release...
...Bush Administration admonished for not having an exit strategy [March 15]. But great progress has taken place in Iraq. There is a provisional constitution, signed and in place; election plans are being made; and a war-crimes tribunal is formed. Those are huge steps. If the U.S. has the wisdom to stay the course, Iraq will have democracy, and that development will have a positive effect on the entire Middle East. Helping the Iraqi people recover from Saddam Hussein's brutal regime will take some time. The premature withdrawal of U.S. forces for political reasons in an election year would...
...problem of handling Fallujah quickly mushrooms into a larger political dilemma at the heart of the U.S. effort to stabilize Iraq and transfer power to a representative government. British officials have publicly stated what has become conventional wisdom among Coalition officials in Baghdad - that defeating the insurgency requires convincing the Sunni Arabs of their place in the sun under a post-Saddam order. After all, the Sunni Arab minority has always ruled Iraq, before and after the Baathists took power, and support for the insurgency among substantial elements of the community is driven in part by a sense that they...