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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...years since the Gulf War, the resolve of the international community has crumbled, and the sanctions have unfortunately done more harm to the Iraqi people than they have to Hussein and his ruling elite. The Bush administration??s recent push to institute “smart sanctions”—measures that would strengthen currently lackluster enforcement on military-capable equipment and allow in more goods for purely civilian use—is a better way to prevent Iraq from increasing its military potential while also seeking support for continued sanctions in the international community...
Fortunately, if our goal is to eradicate terrorism, there is no need to bring the war to Iraq—or any other country for that matter. The Bush administration??s approach to this war is fundamentally flawed: it presumes that the way to destroy a terrorist network is to steamroll an entire country and punish thousands of people who hate the terrorists as much as we do. We should not delude ourselves into believing that the battlefield success in Afghanistan vindicates the administration??s view. Sure, a conventional military campaign...
Finally, the administration??s concern for the safety of jurors is welcome but misplaced: If jurors are allowed to participate in trials of members of organized crime syndicates, why would they be at any greater risk from suspected terrorists...
...build a coalition against terrorism, and it has damaged our international standing even among allies—the Spanish government has already refused to extradite members of al Qaeda unless they can be guaranteed a civilian trial. Our efforts to fight terrorism must not be hindered by the administration??s refusal to heed universal norms of fair play...
...these vaguer cautions are potentially more damaging. Unlike Davis’s warning, which could be heeded by avoiding major bridges (although few people actually did so), the Bush administration??s warnings are difficult to act upon. They have been met not by increased caution (how can you be on more than maximum alert?) but by increased xenophobia...