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Article: Iraq and its implications: Sir Marrack Goulding considers the situation in Iraq in the context of the emergence of the United States as the only superpower.
- Article from:
- New Zealand International Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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The United States' venture in Iraq has so far achieved only one of the variable objectives which, at various times, President Bush has stated to be the purpose of his invasion of that country. The outcome of that action was and is still very uncertain and all implications are hypothetical.
What conclusions can we draw from Bush's adventure in Iraq about how the United States is going to use its power? Can we, the democracies in Europe and other continents, the traditional friends and allies of the United States, persuade Washington that it is in the United States' own interest to adopt a more multilateral approach to the achievement of its policy objectives?
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