For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.
From Lee H. Hamilton
One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience.
The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world.
President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.
The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final settlement: a permanent Palestinian state in Gaza and nearly all of the West Bank.
U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its military. The Chinese military has gotten smaller but smarter.
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