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In a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, President Bush announced plans for rebuilding Iraq in the wake of a war against Saddam Hussein. The plan would likely require hundreds of thousands of troops and years of occupation, not unlike the occupation of Japan and Germany after the Second World War. Turning Iraq into a democratic and peaceful nation would serve as a model for other...

On the question of Iraq, France and its supporters are vying to fundamentally change the post-Cold War international order, says political commentator Gerard Baker. After examining the recent foreign policy records of those who are challenging American unipolarity – specifically France, Germany, and Russia – we can conclude, he argues, that American action has been more successful than the other...

Few in the world dispute the call that Iraq cease and destroy its nuclear, biological and chemical warfare programs. Nevertheless, many countries are developing nuclear capabilities while remaining parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), including Iran and Japan. The United States, now the leading advocate of non-proliferation, has adopted inconsistent stances in regard to the nuclear...