Word: safeguards
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Charles Krauthammer is living in the 18th century. In "Why We Must Contain China" [ESSAY, July 31], he talks about "renewing the U.S.-Japan alliance" to safeguard our Pacific security. What Pacific security? The Vietnam War was fought, in the Krauthammerian sense, to contain China. We still haven't quite recovered from it, emotionally or financially. And now must we rush into the arms of our former enemies, Japan and Vietnam, as Krauthammer proposes, to contain ''the emerging giant of the 21st century"? I am all for pressuring China to liberalize its stance on human rights and other issues...
...G.O.P. goal of balance by a certain date. "I think it clearly can be done in less than 10 years," he added. The White House tried to play down the remarks as only somewhat inconsistent. Several days later, however, Clinton reversed himself again, saying it was more important to safeguard vital social programs than to eradicate the deficit in the relatively near future...
...believe we can and must avoid this authoritarian alternative. Russia is not the country it once was. Our free press is a safeguard for democracy. Let me assure you, it does not let us rest. More and more Russians are involved outside the state-run sector and have experienced the advantages of such employment. Public opinion is changing too. Polls show that even those voters who favor strong state power and law and order mostly oppose giving up our democratic achievements and values. Having said that, I would be bold enough to say the line that continues and develops democratic...
George Bush brushed aside the Weinberger rules when he sent the Army first after General Manuel Antonio Noriega in Panama and later to Somalia to safeguard relief shipments. Bill Clinton felt free to ignore the rules in Haiti, which is what a President gets paid for deciding when the nation's vital interests are at stake and trying to rally the support he needs. "Military force," says Brent Scowcroft, who was National Security Adviser to George Bush, "ought to be an instrument of U.S. foreign policy and interests. That means you use it sometimes when you don't have popular...
Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of Earth Day, but environmentalists will be marking it with trepidation. Currently on the House agenda are bills which wouldrole back numerous federal regulations that safeguard the environment. President Clinton echoed the same sentiments this morning, vowing to veto any legislation passed by Congress which does not protect public health, safety or the environment...