Soon It Will Be Possible To Assert

The Israeli-palestinian Problem Becomes Very Acute With Gaza Dominated By Hamas. With The Possibility Of The Conflict Escalating, Not Only In Terms Of Gaza But Also The Hezbollah And Lebanon, With The Continuing Crisis In Iraq, Which Is Very Dynamic And Unpredictable And Which Could Get Out Of Hand, And Maybe Even Escalate And Enlarge.

Foreign Policy Should Not Be Justified Through Making Oneself Feel Good, But Through Results That Have Tangible Consequences.

According To The Official Version Of History, Cia Aid To The Mujahideen Began During 1980, That Is To Say, After The Soviet Army Invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979. But The Reality, Secretly Guarded Until Now, Is Completely Otherwise. Indeed, It Was July 3, 1979 That President Carter Signed The First Directive For Secret Aid To The Opponents Of The Pro-soviet Regime In Kabul. And That Very Day, I Wrote A Note To The President In Which I Explained To Him That In My Opinion This Aid Was Going To Induce A Soviet Military Intervention.

It Certainly Would Be Possible For America To Redefine Its Role In The World, Especially If, In The Short Run, America Is Able To Cope Effectively With The Ongoing Dilemma In The Middle East.

No Matter How Deeply Disturbing The Thought Of Using The Environment To Manipulate Behavior For National Advantages To Some, The Technology Permitting Such Use Will Very Probably Develop Within The Next Few Decades.