... relations.
Forexample, the sudden change in the Palestinian situation in the winter of
20 05 was due to a change in the strategic setting in the Middle East as a result
of the removal of Saddam Hussein from the leadership ... of diplomacy. The White House must always weigh
the value of the truth against its cost, said a high of cial of the Clinton...
... 28 5
Justifying Terrorism 28 6
Why WeInvaded Iraq 28 8
How the Administration Confused Us About the Purpose of the
War inIraq 29 1
The Ongoing Battle in Iraq 29 4
Satans Great and Small 29 8
Containment ... 6, 20 06 10:55
Ta bles and Figures xv
12. 2 GDP per Capita in Judea/Palestine Region 1950 20 02 269
12. 3 GDP of the Crescent of Fire 1950 20 02 (billion 199...
... coalitions of the willing. The United States is right to
break free of European entanglements which are the real remaining chains
of twentieth century conflicts. The future of much of the globe is going
forward ... avoid involvement in the turmoil
of the region. There is truth in this. At this point, however, there is no likely
other source of sufficient oil for...
... threats.
Forexample, writing in the summer of 20 03, Michael Ledeen pointed to
two peace initiatives – the Saudi peace plan of 20 02 and the roadmap for
peace in Palestine in the spring and summer of 20 03 – as ... [taken in April, 20 03],
found that 75 percent said they trusted the military ‘to do the right thing’
either ‘all of the time’ or ‘most of the...
... However, the sinking of a Russian nuclear submarine in
the Arctic a few years ago is illustrative. The Kursk went down with the loss
of its entire crew. On the surface, the sinking highlighted the internal ... state. In fact, the CIA’s anal-
ysis to the contrary not withstanding – the Soviets have since the 1930s
never led the United States in the rate of...
... 20 6 80 2, 687
20 01 1 ,24 9 698 119 28 2 89 21 5 85 2, 737
20 02 1 ,29 7 721 124 29 2 91 22 5 90 2, 840
Growth
1950– 02 5.0 4.7 3.1 4.8 4.0 4.8 3.6 4.7
Note: The 15 West Asia nations are Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, ... argued that the beginning of the Islamists’ use of terror
bombing as a tactic against the West was the bombing of the U.S. Marine
barracks in Beirut...
... in dealing with
the changing nuclear arms balance – that was occurring in the summer of
20 01 in the press, in the halls of Congress and in the recesses of the defense
agencies of Washington was ... Bush, 20 03
The finalresults of the invasion of Iraq in the spring of 20 03await the passage
of time. It was originally justified as an effort to p...
... consensus in the first instance, risking the kind of
obstructionism we encountered with Iraq, but can operate independently
in the latter case. The advantage of co-coordination is that we can garner
the ... persuaded
as to either view, the cautious electorate of the nation’s midsection (the old
Midwest) – which now holds the balance of political power in the co...