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 NOVEMBER 29, 2005 Iraq: Declare Victory and Get Out That Team Bush built a selective case for war is beyond dispute -- and now that Saddam is gone and the seeds of democracy have been sown, beside the point as well  NOVEMBER 1, 2005 Treating Foreign Buyers Fairly Congress may overhaul the rules governing purchases of U.S. companies. Some of the ideas don't make sense, but others do OCTOBER 4, 2005 The Axis of Evil: From Rhetoric to Reality By grouping Iran, Iraq, and North Korea together, Bush's policies targeting them have driven the countries into each others' arms SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 A Dangerous Deal with India The Bush Administration's recent nuclear accord with New Delhi creates many more threats than it resolves AUGUST 16, 2005 The China No One Talks About Below the economic miracle are explosive pressures, from labor unrest to spontaneous riots. If chaos erupts, the U.S. and its allies better have a plan AUGUST 2, 2005 Israel's Thorniest Dilemma With Ariel Sharon evacuating most of the Gaza Strip, speculation about Israel's future -- and final borders -- is growing JULY 6, 2005 What Makes Suicide Bombers Tick? A new report provides essential info for filtering fact from fantasy. The President would be wise to study its conclusions closely JUNE 8, 2005 Is It Time to Bag Baghdad? The insurgency has destabilized and isolated Iraq's capital, so it's time to empower the regions, says one Mideast expert MAY 25, 2005 Buy America Can Hurt America Curbs on buying foreign-made arms or exporting weapons easily available from other nations can harm U.S. security and businesses APRIL 27, 2005 What Matters in the Bolton Debate Legitimate questions abound as to whether he'll make a suitable ambassador to the U.N. -- but they aren't the ones being talked about APRIL 6, 2005 Regime Change, the Pope's Way He subtly spurred peaceful progress in Poland. If the U.S. wants such sway, it needs to regain some moral stature with more good deeds MARCH 25, 2005 John Bolton, Terror of Turtle Bay? Maybe not. President Bush's pick for U.N. ambassador has been one of its most vehement critics. That may make him the best man to help fix it MARCH 23, 2005 Intelligence, Without Smarts The U.S. is failing to show the Iraqis how to penetrate, confuse, and wear down insurgents. Minus that insight, it could be in for a long slog MARCH 9, 2005 Arabs Respond to Policy, Not PR U.S. ads in the Mideast didn't boost America's image, but pictures of Iraqis voting and Lebanese clamoring for change did FEBRUARY 23, 2005 A Smart Pick for Intelligence Chief? Bush's choice of John Negroponte could be a signal that the status quo will be maintained -- just when many say an overhaul is what's needed FEBRUARY 9, 2005 Push for Mideast Peace -- Lightly The U.S. shouldn't dive into brokering a big Israeli-Palestinian deal now. The two sides have a ways to go before they're ready for a pact JANUARY 26, 2005 Pushing Liberty: What Bush Means With the military at breaking point, he isn't likely to order another invasion. However, his speech may have surprising impact JANUARY 12, 2005 The Method in Nuke Madness Understanding nations' reasons for and against such arms can help maintain stability, even with North Korea and Iran in the nuclear club DECEMBER 29, 2004 Hope Flowers Amid Iraq's Chaos The daily news from Iraq tells an unremittingly terrible story. Still, Iraqi citizens are seizing opportunities everywhere to build a better future DECEMBER 8, 2004 A Tale of Two Military Bases California and Massachusetts communities fight the threat of their closure in different ways. But a shutdown may not be so disastrous NOVEMBER 24, 2004 The Palestinians: Still in the Wilderness After Arafat, a peace deal with Israel remains distant, thanks to obstacles like the lack of heroic statesmen to bring breakthroughs NOVEMBER 10, 2004 Can Bush Afford to Stay the Course? Rarely has the Mideast been so tense or U.S. relations with Europe more strained. Is Bush prepared to try a new tack? The signs aren't good OCTOBER 27, 2004 Korans, Not Kalashnikovs at Madrassas Islamic schools aren't key terrorist breeding grounds, as was previously thought. Their students don't learn the skills jihadis need OCTOBER 13, 2004 Bush: Star Wars in His Eyes His faith in a costly relic of the Cold War that has no credible capability makes little sense in an age of terrorist threats SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 To Beat Jihadists, Know Thy Enemy By making the fight mainly military, the U.S. misses al Qaeda's ideological aim -- boosting its following for a battle to the death SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 Will Tehran Overplay Its Hand? With so much world attention focused on Iraq, Iran is freely pursuing its dangerous agenda. The mullahs could be mistaken, however AUGUST 25, 2004 The Swift Boat Ads and the Press The Fourth Estate is showing the healthy skepticism this time that was missing when the Whitewater story surfaced in 1992 AUGUST 11, 2004 Turkey in Transition Its strong ties with Israel and the U.S. have been strained by the Iraq war, and little improvement is likely as Ankara angles to join the EU JULY 29, 2004 Iraq and Niger: A Twisted, Tangled Tale Despite two painstaking inquiries, the truth about Saddam's attempts to buy black-market uranium remains clouded in confusion JULY 6, 2004 Foreign Policy: Flexible or Feckless? Bush has often changed tacks on issues from Iraq to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty to North Korea's nukes. Will voters care? MAY 21, 2004 The Need to Fight Smarter, Not Harder When it's tough to tell friend from foe, as it is in Iraq, aggressive tactics can win battles, but lose wars APRIL 23, 2004 The Case for Leaving Iraq Pronto A veteran foreign-policy analyst posits that the U.S. may be better off getting out, say, within a year. His argument is worth pondering APRIL 5, 2004 Toward a Safer World Ending the scourge of terrorism requires more than military action. It also needs law enforcement -- and hope for the world's have-nots MARCH 29, 2004 Every New President's Fatal Blind Spot As Richard Clarke's gripes demonstrate, newly installed Administrations instinctively reject their predecessors' hard-won wisdom MARCH 12, 2004 "Analyzating" Bush's Grey Matter The President's tendency to mangle words and syntax may be due to an undiagnosed language and hearing disability, say some experts FEBRUARY 20, 2004 Halliburton's Rising Cost for Bush The ever-growing list of charges swirling around Cheney's former company could repel key swing voters in a tight election FEBRUARY 6, 2004 George Tenet Goes on Offense The embattled CIA director explains his agency's Iraq intelligence effort -- and points to successes elsewhere. The last word? Hardly JANUARY 15, 2004 A Safer World Takes More Than Might The Bush Administration thinks the Iraqi invasion is pushing Libya, Iran, North Korea to negotiate. It's not that simple DECEMBER 29, 2003 America's Many Challenges Abroad The coming year poses serious foreign policy dilemmas for the Bush Administration, starting with Iraq -- but hardly ending there DECEMBER 16, 2003 Saddam's End, Bush's New Start The President now has greater freedom to reshape his Iraq strategy, mold that country's future, and ease tensions with Europe DECEMBER 11, 2003 Bush's Latest Headache: Democracy The President extolls free speech and elections. Trouble is, in Taiwan and Iraq, the people's will is at odds with U.S. policy NOVEMBER 6, 2003 How to Avoid the Vietnamization of Iraq The Administration needs new tactics on the ground and better arguments to win hearts and minds, both in the combat zone and at home OCTOBER 22, 2003 Preemptive War Is the Wrong Weapon Team Bush's rationale for invading Iraq -- to thwart terrorists before they strike -- runs dangerously counter to international law SEPTEMBER 24, 2003 How to Lose Allies and Alienate Everyone Bush's U.N. speech about Iraq will do little to sway the leaders most in need of swaying, especially those from countries that aren't democracies SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 The Rehabilitation of Colin Powell With Bush's Iraqi strategy in tatters, it falls to the State Dept.'s diplomats to woo the U.N. and defuse tensions in North Korea and the Mideast AUGUST 1, 2003 North Korea: How Not to Handle a Tyrant Where diplomacy is needed, the Bush Administration has opted for name-calling. It's time to drop the insults and start talking JULY 10, 2003 Boxed In in Baghdad With Bush facing rising troop casualties, slow rebuilding, and sliding approval ratings at home, his options are few -- and narrowing JUNE 30, 2003 Five Truths about Boeing's Tanker Lease The Air Force contract isn't a scam -- as the critics would realize if they knew more about business practices. Still, it's not so smart MAY 19, 2003 Bush Is Flunking Reconstruction 101 His team proved it knew how to defeat Iraq militarily. Too bad it appears to have not much clue about succeeding at nation-building MAY 8, 2003 What the Military Needs Most: Balance Combining old weapons and new technology -- rather than any application of the Rumsfeld Doctrine -- ensured victory in Iraq View Next Page | Affairs of State Archive | |
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