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David A. Klatell, who served as interim dean of the school while Bollinger’s task force investigated the school’s mission, praised Lemann...
Walt C. Meissner, interim dean of the College of Fine Arts, described Daverio as the school’s “most respected faculty member” who was “always thoughtful, always kind...
...divided as Iraq's various political and ethnic factions may be, one thing they all insist on is that they want to govern themselves. But as Tuesday's meeting near Nasiriyah between U.S. officials and a group of Iraqis selected by them showed, the process of creating even an interim Iraqi authority will be slow and contentious, and may spur opposition among many Iraqis to the presence of the U.S. and its alllies...
Indeed, Phase Two will resemble neither democracy nor self-governance—at least for a while. The Bush administration plans to immediately install Retired U.S. Army Gen. Jay Garner as “interim transitional civil administrator” for an undisclosed and indefinite length of time, and in the interim he will continue to report to U.S. Central Command. Garner will play a variety of temporary roles—coordinating humanitarian efforts, making sure the oil wells begin pumping again and ferreting out hidden Republican Guard fighters. But it is unclear what role he will play...
These three considerations will undoubtedly handicap the immediate postwar regime, making it exceedingly difficult for democracy to flourish. To be sure, the consequences of occupation could also be none of these things. In time a successful transition from American interim rule to stable, democratic self-governance may prove possible. Indeed, the hope is the Iraqi people will truly be better off in the very near future, but unfortunately just as many uncertainties—if not more—exist today than before the outbreak of war. Whether liberation of the Iraqi people is truly on the horizon...