The liberal uses of power: clarity in dealing with terrorism, yes; and also in living up to our highest ideals.

IT IS A SHAME THERE WILL NEVER BE A DEBATE ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY BETWEEN the George W. Bush who ran for president in 2000 and the one who now occupies the office. As a candidate five years ago, Bush said that the United States should act as a "humble nation" toward the rest of the world and avoid any involvement of our armed forces in nation building.

He could have had a lively argument with the current president over the use of the military for nation building in Iraq, and he might have raised an eyebrow over the president's declaration, at his second inauguration, that ...

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