Iraq | The War Proved the U.S. Is the World's Sole Superpower
About the Author: Jonas Bernstein is a staff
writer for Insight, a conservative weekly magazine of
news and analysis.
While it may be true that, as Victor Hugo said,
an invasion by an idea is more inexorable than
an invasion by an army, it is also true that an
idea is taken more seriously when backed by superior
firepower. The image of dazed Iraqis
crawling out of their battlefield bunkers to surrender
to anything remotely American—even,
according to one report, a pilotless aircraft—has
given George Bush's idea of a...
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- Introduction
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Prelude to the Gulf War: Is Military Action Justified?
- Military Action Is Justified
- Defending America's Oil Supply Justifies Military Action
- Ending Iraqi Atrocities in Kuwait Justifies Military Action
- Destroying Iraq's Nuclear Capability Justifies Military Action
- The Failure of Economic Sanctions Justifies Military Action
- Military Action Is Moral
- Military Action Is Not Justified
- Military Action Is Immoral
- Defending America's Oil Supply Does Not Justify Military Action
- Liberating Kuwait Does Not Justify Military Action
- Destroying Iraq's Nuclear Capability Does Not Justify Military Action
- Maintaining Economic Sanctions May Prevent the Need for Military Action
- Did the Persian Gulf War Strengthen the U.S.?
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What Are the Military Lessons of the Persian Gulf War?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The War Proves the Need for a Strong Military
- The War Proves the Importance of International Military Cooperation
- The War Proves the Need for United Nations' Involvement in World Conflicts
- The War Proves the Need for a U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf
- Does Not Prove the Need for a Strong Military
- The War Proves the Need to Seek Political Alternatives to Military Force
- The War Proves Military Force Cannot Solve International Problems
- The War Proves the Need to End Arms Sales to the Middle East
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