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Thursday, March 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Lessons not learned

The pile of "mea culpas" from war advocates demonstrates how little has changed in their thinking.

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  • Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:34 AM

    is

    there anywhere where people are actually talking to those who got it right from the beginning? I did read this from Hans Blix

    it may be that the spectacular failure of ensuring disarmament by force, and of introducing democracy by occupation, will work in favour of a greater use of diplomacy and 'soft power'".

    http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23408014-23109,00.html

    Reading these "liberal hawks", I'm simply not sure this will be the case. They seem to still be in the mood of America Good and nothing we ever do will be bad, just badly planned.

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