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Article: Weary of playing Atlas
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- Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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- January 3, 2007
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If there was a defining moment in 2006, it was the firing of
Donald Rumsfeld, just hours after the Republican rout of Nov. 7.
George Bush was bowing to public repudiation of his war policy, his
war minister and, indeed, his war presidency.
Yet one senses voters were doing more than rejecting Bush's
leadership on Iraq. They were rejecting the very idea of spilling
blood and treasure in crusades for "global democracy," "ending
tyranny on Earth" or a "New World Order." The disposition to
sacrifice for altruistic ends is waning.
By saying "In the end, it's the Iraqis' problem," Americans seem
to be bidding goodbye to all that. And as we turn our backs upon the
world, that world seems to be ...