washingtonpost.com - Robert KaganRobert KaganA Plot to Deceive- April 24, 2005 There is something surreal about the charges flying that President Bush lied when he claimed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Yesterday The Post continued the barrage, reporting that Defense Intelligence Agency analysts claimed last September merely that Iraq "probably" possessed "chemical agent in chemical munitions" and "probably" possessed "bulk chemical stockpiles, primarily containing precursors, but that also could consist of some mustard agent and VX," a deadly nerve agent.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26671-2003Jun6.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns... Divided on the War Not Really- April 24, 2005 Faithful consumers of the American media can be forgiven for believing that the Iraq war has created searing divisions in the American body politic of a kind not seen since the nation was torn apart in the later years of the Vietnam War. But is the reality division or consensus In fact, Americans have been remarkably supportive of the Iraq war, both on the original decision to invade and on the need to keep troops in Iraq for years to come if necessary. This support was on the rise, moreover,...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13637-2003Dec18.html?nav=rss_opinion/column... The Kerry Doctrine- April 24, 2005 Someday, when the passions of this election have subsided, historians and analysts of American foreign policy may fasten on a remarkable passage in John Kerry's nomination speech. "As president," Kerry declared, "I will bring back this nation's time-honored tradition: The United States of America never goes to war because we want to; we only go to war because we have to. That is the standard of our nation." The statement received thunderous applause at the convention and, no doubt, the nodding..http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29204-2004Jul30.html?nav=rss_opinion/column... Why Iraq Needs More U.S. Troops- April 24, 2005 It was just a coincidence that a car bomb killed at least 95 people and a leading Shiite cleric in Najaf on the same morning that the New York Times headline read: "General in Iraq Says More G.I.'s Not Needed." But a few more such unfortunate juxtapositions will sooner or later force the Bush administration to do what it is now desperately trying to avoid doing: Send more American troops to Iraq.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8782-2003Aug31.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns... The Allies Must Step Up- April 24, 2005 Critics of the Bush administration at home and abroad have long called for an early return of Iraqi sovereignty coupled with the internationalization of the assistance effort. The U.N. resolution that was passed unanimously June 8, though late in coming, does just that. What's more, the resolution reflects significant efforts by the Bush administration to meet the concerns of key nations that opposed the Iraq war in 2003. Iraq will enjoy full sovereignty after June 30, not limited sovereignty...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53701-2004Jun18.html?nav=rss_opinion/column... Resisting Superpowerful Temptations- April 24, 2005 Can the Bush administration follow its brilliant military campaign in Iraq with a smart political and diplomatic campaign after the war It can if it avoids some dangerous temptations.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60003-2003Apr8.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns... 'Lowering Our Sights'- April 24, 2005 Calls for a withdrawal from Iraq are starting to pop up all over the place now and will proliferate in the coming days and weeks. I find even the administration's strongest supporters, including fervent advocates of the war a year ago and even some who could be labeled "neoconservatives," now despairing and looking for an exit.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59795-2004May1.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns... Politicians With Guts- April 24, 2005 BRUSSELS -- To appreciate fully the unparalleled political and moral courage of Tony Blair, Jose Maria Aznar and the other six European leaders who called for solidarity with the United States in a statement published in yesterday's Wall Street Journal, you really have to live in Europe and feel the mood out here. Never mind that Blair, Aznar, Silvio Berlusconi, et al. planted themselves at the side of President Bush in the coming confrontation with Iraq -- at a time when polls in Britain,...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4007-2003Jan30.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns... Time to Save an Alliance- April 24, 2005 The terrorist attack in Madrid and its seismic impact on the Spanish elections this past week have brought the United States and Europe to the edge of the abyss. There's no denying that al Qaeda has struck a strategic and not merely a tactical blow. To murder and terrorize people is one thing, but to unseat a pro-U.S. government in a nation that was a linchpin of America's alliance with the so-called New Europe -- that is al Qaeda's most significant geopolitical success since Sept. 11, 2001.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61725-2004Mar15.html?nav=rss_opinion/column... Stand Up to Putin- April 24, 2005 Vladimir Putin, the aspiring dictator of Russia, has forced President Bush to reveal how committed he really is to the cause of democracy around the world.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21853-2004Sep14.html?nav=rss_opinion/column... |