ld Reagan and the “Drug Czar” under George H. W. Bush
Bennett is now best known for his 88- [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]k bestseller
The Book
of Virtues (1993). Despite the revelations surrounding his seri-
ous gambling addictioncausing some to refer to this book as
The
Bookie of Virtues
he continues to opine on values-related issues.
Speaking out on the causes of terrorismhe r[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]rked: “Bad ac-
tionswrong actionseven evil actionshave nothing to do with
economicspovertywealthor any other arti? cial construct any
more than good actions do. They have to do with moral ? ber
Let’s hear no more of root causes; let’s speakinsteadof right and
wrong and good and evil.” Bennett’s viewcommon among con-
servativessays that brute force is the only answer. As he puts it: “I
take bin Laden at his word: You show people a strong horseand
you show them a weak horseand they will pick the strong horse
every time―if they can still pick at all.”
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The United States has demonstrated overwhelming force in
Iraqproving itself the strong horse. Yet many Iraqis sided with
the weak horseattacking U.S. soldiers on a daily basis. The Is-
raelis have tried strong-horse tactics for decadesyet Palestinian
resistance continueyilai:
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