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Article: Macbeth in Mesopotamia.(possible United States-Iraq war results)(Brief Article)
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- The Nation
- Article date:
- August 19, 2002
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At a reception in Washington a few weeks ago I ran into some comrades from the Iraqi National Congress, which was once accused by its enemies of being a mere pliant tool of American imperialism. They asked to be introduced to a senior Administration official at the event, and I said I'd do my best. When I produced him for my friends, he turned his back and walked away at quite an impressive speed.
Concerning the impending or perhaps imminent intervention in Iraq, we now inhabit a peculiar limbo, where the military options are known while the political and moral options are not. It is very evident that some elements within the Bush Administration are perfectly ...