The Mistakes Of The Iraq War Are

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.

Let's Address The Issue Of How America Deals With The Iraqis And How We Deal With The Region, Recognize The Fact That This Is A Misadventure, Which It Is In Our Interest To Terminate And Not To Repeat. That's A Rather Important Conclusion To Draw, And A Very Important Lesson.

We Shouldn't Overdramatize The Current Disagreements With The Russians. They Are Real, But They're Not Really All That Threatening. And The Notion That We're Moving Back To Some Cold War I Think Is Really An Exaggerated Judgment.

I Think It Is Important To Ask Ourselves As Citizens, Not As Democrats Attacking The Administration, But As Citizens, Whether A World Power Can Really Provide Global Leadership On The Basis Of Fear And Anxiety?

Acting Alone In A World That's Alive In Political Stirring Is To Condemn Oneself To Isolation And Probably Protracted Warfare Of The Kind That Can Be Dissipating.