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Article Excerpt
"The Council has repeatedly warned that Iraq will face serious consequences as a result of its continued violations of its obligations." United Nations Resolution 1441, unanimously adopted by the Security Council, November 8, 2002.
Decline of the empire?
If the Administration continues its economic policies.., we won't be able to afford our expansive overseas efforts. To do so, radical changes in domestic and international economic strategy are required. They constitute such major departures from existing policy that it is hard to conceive of their being made. But unless they are, foreign and economic policy will remain out of sync, and both could fail.
Jeffrey E. Garten, dean of the Yale School of Management, says the United States can't afford the guns and butter policies of the Bush Administration. "Imperial over-stretch, "he says, led to the long-term declines of such previously dominant nations as Spain. France and Britain. "As it faces crises all over the world, "Garten concludes, "the U.S. shows every sign of making the same mistake."
"Bush's guns-and-butter dilemma, "Business Week; March 17, 2003.
Pro and con
Where proponents of this [Iraqi] war tend to see opportunity, opponents see risks and danger. Where proponents of this war see it as a fulfillment of Washington's global leadership, opponents worry that it may undermine the ability of the United States to play a constructive role in shaping the international order. Where proponents of the war believe it will buttress respect for American power and shore up Washington's global standing, opponents fear that it will damage America's reputation and subvert its international influence.
Steven E. Miller, direct or of the International Security Program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, see the war to disarm and liberate...
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