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03-09-2003, 09:06 PM
<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'><span style='color:330000' >For Bush, War Defines Presidency
Response to Iraq Reflects Convictions
By Dana Milbank
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 9, 2003; Page A01
In the coming weeks, all signs indicate, President Bush will launch the first war without direct provocation in the nation's history.
The consequences of invading Iraq, supporters and opponents agree, will extend far beyond the Tigris and Euphrates. Repercussions of the war are likely to define not just the Bush presidency, but also the U.S. role in the world and even the course of domestic policy for years to come.
It is the largest of gambles -- except that Bush, in rhetoric and in temperament, sees it not as a gamble but as a historical inevitability. As he has upped the ante in Iraq by linking the war to the future of the United Nations, NATO and American leadership in the world, he appears confident and serene in the face of bitter worldwide protest.
"The price of doing nothing exceeds the price of taking action," (http://letters.washingtonpo st.com/W2RH0529F75944B52D69 3EFC63E7)</span></span>
Response to Iraq Reflects Convictions
By Dana Milbank
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 9, 2003; Page A01
In the coming weeks, all signs indicate, President Bush will launch the first war without direct provocation in the nation's history.
The consequences of invading Iraq, supporters and opponents agree, will extend far beyond the Tigris and Euphrates. Repercussions of the war are likely to define not just the Bush presidency, but also the U.S. role in the world and even the course of domestic policy for years to come.
It is the largest of gambles -- except that Bush, in rhetoric and in temperament, sees it not as a gamble but as a historical inevitability. As he has upped the ante in Iraq by linking the war to the future of the United Nations, NATO and American leadership in the world, he appears confident and serene in the face of bitter worldwide protest.
"The price of doing nothing exceeds the price of taking action," (http://letters.washingtonpo st.com/W2RH0529F75944B52D69 3EFC63E7)</span></span>