Название: Recalculating: Steve Chapman on a New Century
Автор: Steve Chapman
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Зарубежная публицистика
isbn: 9781572845022
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That’s the whole basis of the war against Iraq. For 12 years, the U.S. and its allies have proven that Saddam Hussein can be contained by a significant military presence and the occasional use of force. During the first gulf war, we learned he can be deterred from using weapons of mass destruction. But suddenly, those methods are deemed inadequate.
The old maxim is, “If you want peace, prepare for war.” The idea is that enemies wouldn’t challenge a nation that is well-armed and ready to respond to aggression. Hitler, for example, was encouraged in his predations by the reluctance of Britain and France to fight.
Hussein has not been so lucky. Since he invaded Kuwait — which he did largely because the U.S. government gave him the idea we’d let him — he has been acutely aware that he will never be allowed to aggress again. The first President Bush also left him no doubt that if he used his worst weapons, he would be obliterated.
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