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Stanford Review - Archive - Volume XXX - Issue 4 - Opinion
Opinion
Iraq: Quagmire or Stunning Success?
It's an odd sort of world when 'quagmire' and 'stunning success' describe the same war, which is today just two weeks old and over two hundred miles long. Neither is really an entirely correct description for the war. Coalition forces have traversed over two hundred miles, crushed elite Republican Guard units, and liberated thousands of Iraqis, even when the liberators were met with pointed weapons. It has been a conflict that has taken over a hundred American and British heroes from their families, from their friends, and from their country.
....Full story.....by William E. Hudson
A Person is A Person,No Exceptions
Normally, controversial political issues seem deceptively cut-and-dry: there are two diametrically opposed positions with little room in between for diplomatic discourse. Still more tragically, however, those within each of these polar communities often fail to understand the nuances of their arguments, producing charged platforms without realizing their potential for common understanding.
....Full story.....by Laura Surma
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