A Spate Of Good Editorials and Columns
A Reckless Path in the Washington Times by Paul Craig Roberts
Will Bush be impeached? Will he be called a war criminal? These are not hyperbolic questions. Mr. Bush has permitted a small cadre of neoconservatives to isolate him from world opinion, putting him at odds with the United Nations and America's allies.
OCCUPATION: No Model for This One in the Washington Post by Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark
He had been a hero in World War I, and a very young Army chief of staff. As a retired general, he accepted an appointment to the Philippines and was later recalled to active duty. As the commander there, he suffered the humiliation of early defeat and the loss of his force. He fought back, later accepted Japan's surrender, and, as the supreme commander of the occupation forces, set out to remake a nation. And he largely succeeded.
DISSENT: Antiwar and Postwar, Too? You Bet in the Washington Post by Robert Kuttner
What does an antiwar movement do with a war likely to be over in a matter of weeks? Plenty, it turns out.
War Is Personal in the New York Times by Bob Herbert
The sudden loss of life, as seen in reminders direct from the battlefield, is not given nearly enough thought when we consider going to war.
The West Has Given Saddam The Role He Always Longed For in the Manchester Guardian by Said Aburish
The Iraqi dictator's brutal successes may now appear greater in retrospect.
Only Iraqis Can Decide in the Manchester Guardian by Neal Acherson
If the US denies Iraq democracy and independence, its freedom will be bought with blood.
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