Because You Can't Intervene Everywhere, You Don't

Though Stalinism May Have Been A Needless Tragedy For Both The Russian People And Communism As An Ideal, There Is The Intellectually Tantalizing Possibility That For The World At Large It Was, As We Shall See, A Blessing In Disguise.

Shared Sino-american Global Security Goals Would Not Mean That One Partner Dictates To The Other. U.s.-prc Differences Will Persist, And On The Asian Regional Level They Can Even Be A Source Of Mutual Irritation. Nor Should It Mean That We Ignore The Basic Differences Between Our Political Systems And Values.

Hard Power Makes Sense Under Some Circumstances. But There's Not A Universal Solution To Global Problems. A Major Country Like The United States Has To Have A Broadly-conceived Program For Effective International Action, Influence And Cooperation With Others.

Persisting Social Crisis, The Emergence Of A Charismatic Personality, And The Exploitation Of Mass Media To Obtain Public Confidence Would Be The Steppingstones In The Piecemeal Transformation Of The United States Into A Highly Controlled Society.

I Cite These Events Because I Think They Underline Two Very Disturbing Phenomena - The Loss Of U.s. International Credibility, The Growing U.s. International Isolation.