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...Administration's willingness to discuss removing forces from Iraq, where more than 2,100 Americans have died, followed a sharply worded statement from Iraqi leaders at an Arab League meeting in Cairo last week. The gathering of Sunnis, Shi'ites and Kurds not only demanded a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops but also gave implicit support to the insurgency by calling resistance "a legitimate right," so long as it doesn't involve "terrorism and acts of violence" against civilians, institutions and houses of worship...
...the U.S. leaves behind a unified and democratic Iraq (two big ifs). Such an outcome would also improve Washington's tarnished image in the Middle East. Although most of the nearby governments believe toppling Saddam Hussein was good for Iraq and the region, the Arab world has almost universally condemned the U.S. invasion. Beyond that, many local leaders believe that the war has fueled terrorism in the region, as in the recent triple suicide bombing in Amman, Jordan. "You have ended up with a great big area--from the Jordanian border to the outskirts of Baghdad--being a lawless...
...example, President Hosni Mubarak relented and this year allowed the country to hold its first ever multiparty presidential election. But if Iraq ends up in chaos after a U.S. military drawdown, the instability could spread to its neighbors--and snuff out any hopes of freedom flowering elsewhere in the Arab world...
...contrast to France, the U.S. has over the years proved enormously successful in promoting long-run integration of immigrants into the American society and economy. In contrast to Arab-French immigrants, the Latino immigrants in the U.S. experience a wider range of economic opportunities that serve as powerful attractors, promising economic rewards regardless of one’s country of origin, ethnicity, or race...
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin summed up the political salience of the French Arab riots for his country in one simple line: “The republic is at a moment of truth.” In many ways, he may have as well been speaking about the American Republic. What the riots in France teach us is that not only French prosperity, but also the future of American prosperity rests on the crucial task of ensuring that our economy grows to lift even the most disadvantaged to fulfill their potential...