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12 years is rushing? Also, there is a small difference between a sanitized college classroom and the very dirty real world. Dr. Rice was teaching a basic lesson.
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Did you even read the whole article? Dubya is contradicting what he said would be his approach to foreign policy when he was a candidate.
The 'very dirty real world' has taught that multi-lateral action is only way to effectively resolve geopolitical issues (the Gulf War Coalition being the prime example of that). You may argue that Dubya went the whole mile to try to build international consensus on this issue. However, do you honestly believe his 'you're either with us or against us' proclamations, his couching of the coming conflict in Biblical black-and-white issues, his being arrogant bullying towards some of your closest allies and his presentation of intelligence reports, which at best were ambiguous and at worst were fraudulent, are the best ways to get the people of the world on your side?