Word: acceptant
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...attacks, such views were widely expressed. But they are old ones, not limited to one event or political quarter. The value of a liberal education, now cast into such uncertainty, has long been under question. Some have considered it a source of undeserved power, and refuse to accept the privileged view of the world it implies. Others, such as Jordana R. Lewis ’02 in her recent column on this page, describe it as unequal to the “brutal, real experience” to be found outside the gates—experience whose brutality the past...
...international law. During his presidential campaign, Bush argued against state-building and instead advocated only those military actions that promote our national interest. But in this case, creating a stable Afghanistan coincides exactly with our national interest. As the U.S. envisions the downfall of the Taliban, it must also accept the responsibility of ensuring that Afghanistan’s future rulers are not equally oppressive and friendly to terrorists. Although it is premature to determine precisely how this goal will be accomplished or who will be involved in shaping the future of Afghanistan, these questions must be a central part...
...surgical air strikes nor decisive battles fought by massed troops. This conflict is no video-game war observable from the safety of a television set, but a war whose enemy is real and whose presence we have already felt. Now, for the first time in a generation, we must accept the fact that there are times when victory comes at a cost. But it is difficult indeed to imagine that the cost will be dearer than the ideals we fight to defend...
...That could happen. But many of the Islamists have said all along that they are not going to observe cease-fire. The military wing of Hamas does not accept the formula Arafat is offering, that there should be a cease fire because in return the Americans are going to help the Palestinians. As one Islamist said to me, "In such cases, if he wants us to stop, let's see what he has on the table. What kind of offers does he have? He has only promises, and these promises don't buy a cup of coffee...
...irony of this strange war is that just as we see the limits of what money can buy, buying becomes our patriotic duty. Perhaps we'd need to buy less if we could learn to accept less upward mobility and slower growth. In the meantime, we'll have to feel our way to being a Better Generation. With the collapse of the World Trade Center, the curtain closed on the decade of wretched excess heralded when Wall Street's Gordon Gekko proclaimed, "Greed is good." When a plea went out on Sept. 12 that the rescue workers needed socks, thousands...