It is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein.
The new century has brought on its own terrible dangers, which although not reaching the apocalyptic potential of the Cold War, still have the capacity to shake our world.
Unquestionably, the world is better off without Saddam.
The war in Iraq has been extremely divisive here at home, and has also divided the world community.
And when they have done their job, America must look after and honor its veterans.
I would need to see changes in the Iraq governance. Otherwise I don't think strikes are going to have any impact and could be very well counterproductive.
At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging.
But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.
If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld?
Winning the war on terrorism will also require a level of moral clarity that can provide a vision for struggling people and nations everywhere.
Unless action is taken soon - unless we can display the same vision of that earlier period - we will lose the treasure of California's open space and environmental beauty.
