The partial results of the USA elections have been decided mainly by the evolution of the situation in Iraq. This round of elections proved that not agreeing with the Bush Jr. Administration is not just a form of anti-Americanism. On the 5th of May 2004, I wrote in Jurnalul National:
"During the last decade, there used to be a famous phrase that ruled the world: "itâs the economy, stupid!". It means the economy status would explain the result of the elections in the USA. The title above is a rephrase of the things I have just mentioned. Saying the events are a result of the public policy seems redundant, because the reasoning of the ones taking the decisions would lead to better options. However, life has a lot of surprises in store for us⦠In time, public policy could be corrected⦠The public debate, as an expression of democracy, helps finding the pathway to public policy⦠A certain type of public speech and analysis that is easy to detect before and after the military intervention in Iraq has to be removed. There are commentators that have already taken firm decisions, one way or the other, and this isnât so good for the public debate. We have to emphasize that being against or for certain measures of the public policy doesnât mean being against or for a certain country⦠â¦.There is less than one year from the intervention and the deadlock is obvious. The most important thing now is to block the degradation of the situation in order to avoid Huntingtonâs >; the insecurity in Iraq could seriously harm the situation in the region. There are important lessons to draw from this deadlock. One lesson regards the justification and credibility of a policy (like the invoked gist of the mass destruction weapons). The other lesson regards imagining the consequences of a policy, especially when motivation is rather preventive. This could also include the "democratization" of the countries in the region. It seems that "romanticism", as far as strategic thinking is concerned in external politics, causes unpredicted risks; that extreme simplifications are dangerous for such a complex world with so many adversitiesâ¦a policy is more successful if it has an important supportâ¦if it has the >, the power to win the minds and hearts of the other people.â¦Even though the goal of fighting international terrorism is undeniable, the means for it have caused a lot of intense controversies. The fight against international terrorism needs a wide and solid coalition, and the public opinion attitude is very important. Polls made by reputed American organizations show the fact that the US are very far away from such a thing, when we take into account the public opinion attitude in the entire world . Last but not least, we have to refer to the international environment and to the legitimacy of such a policyâ¦
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Translated by SORIN BALAN