The American Temptation Is To Believe That

The Superpowers Often Behave Like Two Heavily Armed Blind Men Feeling Their Way Around A Room, Each Believing Himself In Mortal Peril From The Other, Whom He Assumes To Have Perfect Vision.

There Is No Realism Without An Element Of Idealism.

Iraq Has To Be Made An International, And Not Just A National American Problem.

The Key Decision For A Statesman Is Whether To Commit His Nation Or Not. There Is No Middle Course. Once A Great Nation Commits Itself, It Must Prevail. It Will Acquire No Kudos For Translating Its Inner Doubts Into Hesitation.

What Political Leaders Decide, Intelligence Services Tend To Seek To Justify.