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...arrogance alienates him from his wife (Isabella Rossellini) and son. They -- like John Turturro's determinedly patient psychiatrist, a specialist in traumatic stress, and Tom Hulce's determinedly impatient tort lawyer, trying to extract a settlement from the airline -- would prefer a more humble and malleable response to a near death experience...
...that had begun Sept. 20 with a tough letter from Secretary of State Warren Christopher to Boutros-Ghali protesting the military emphasis. On Saturday, less than 24 hours before the fateful helicopter raid started, Christopher called Boutros-Ghali to urge a stepped-up effort to bring about a political settlement among various Somali factions, only to be told blandly, "We are already doing all that...
...reporting that General Joseph P. Hoar, commander of the U.S. Central Command in Somalia, was proposing a March 31 deadline. White House officials admit that the date is arbitrary, but they think it provides -- maybe -- sufficient time to contain (though perhaps not capture) Aidid and negotiate a political settlement among clan elders and militia leaders without committing the U.S. to a dragged-out effort. Clinton agreed Wednesday morning -- even before his inappropriate happy talk at the bill-signing ceremony -- and the plan was firmed up at two more meetings. During the third, which did not include Clinton and lasted...
...worse. Demonstrating blissful ignorance about Somali politics, we tried to impose a ready-made TV dinner of a political settlement on the country. Then, when one clan leader called our bluff, we got all red in the face and tried to destroy him. All we destroyed was our credibility...
...hard to see how Clinton, with his heavy domestic agenda, could gain politically from putting more American troops in harm's way. Unfortunately, Washington has promised to guarantee a Bosnia settlement so long and loudly that a reversal, even if Congress provides welcome cover, will make Clinton look feckless. Says a senior Pentagon official: "If the U.S. can't take part in this operation, it will be a major blow to the structure of NATO," -- as well as a final abandonment of Bosnian civilians to bloodthirsty aggressors...