... uthdidn’tundermine thesupport ofthe American peoplefor thepresident
or the administration. It lessened support when the president was suspected
of misleading us about the causes of the war; it forced the ... 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...
... 285
Justifying Terrorism 286
Why WeInvaded Iraq 288
How the Administration Confused Us About the Purpose of the
War inIraq 291
The Ongoing Battle in Iraq 294
Satans Great and Small 298
Containment 299
CHAPTER ... thinking including a childish faith in the good
intentions of others and in the world becoming more and more like Amer-
ica. In this book, we try to slice...
... relations.
Forexample, the sudden change in the Palestinian situation in the winter of
2005 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
a...
... important being the
increasing reach of American power and military bases into the former
republics of the Soviet Union in central Asia.
China
The Chinese played the most sophisticated game of all. ... threats.
Forexample, writing in the summer of 2003, Michael Ledeen pointed to
two peace initiatives – the Saudi peace plan of 2002 and the roadmap for
peace in...
... state. In fact, the CIA’s anal-
ysis to the contrary not withstanding – the Soviets have since the 193 0s
never led the United States in the rate of increase in living standards; rather,
the only economic ... 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 cre...
... 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 198 4. That bombing caused the American superpower
to ... 2, 393 2,330 3,023 99 1
197 0 8,101 2,417 1 ,98 0 2 ,91 7 2, 395 3,540 1,254
198 0 10 ,94 8 3,865 2,744 3,526 4,480 6,508 2,0 69
199 0 12 ,96 8 3,552 3,806 1...
... in dealing with
the changing nuclear arms balance – that was occurring in the summer of
2001 in the press, in the halls of Congress and in the recesses of the defense
agencies of Washington was ... discouraged China and all other nations from increasing the size or
quality of their nuclear arsenals, and from nuclear tests of any kind. The
purpose of th...
... 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...