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The Korea Herald. March 13 2003.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2003/03/13/200303130033.asp[George Soros]The bubble of American supremacy
As American and British troops prepare to invade Iraq, public opinion in
these countries does not support war without U.N. authorization. The
rest of the world is overwhelmingly opposed to war. Yet Saddam Hussein
is regarded as a tyrant who needs to be disarmed, and the U.N. Security
Council unanimously passed Resolution 1441 which demanded that Saddam
destroy his weapons of mass destruction. What caused this disconnect?Iraq is the first instance when the Bush doctrine is being applied and
it is provoking an allergic reaction. The Bush doctrine is built on two
pillars: (1) The United States will do everything in its power to
maintain its unquestioned military supremacy; and (2) the United States
arrogates the right to preemptive action.These pillars support two classes of sovereignty: American sovereignty,
which takes precedence over international treaties and obligations, and
the sovereignty of all other states. This is reminiscent of George
Orwell's Animal Farm: All animals are equal, but some animals are more
equal than others. To be sure, the Bush doctrine is not stated starkly;
it is buried in Orwellian doublespeak. The doublespeak is needed because
the doctrine contradicts American values.The Bush administration believes that international relations are
relations of power; legality and legitimacy are mere decorations. This
belief is not false, but it exaggerates one aspect of reality to the
exclusion of others. The aspect it stresses is military power. But no
empire could ever be held together by military power alone.Yet that belief guides the Bush administration. Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon of Israel shares the same belief and look where that has led. The
idea that might is right cannot be reconciled with the idea of an open
society. Hence the need for Orwellian doublespeak.But nobody is in possession of the ultimate truth. Those who make such
claims are bound to be wrong at times, and so can enforce their claims
only by coercion and repression. Bush makes no allowance for the
possibility that he may be wrong, and he tolerates no dissent. If you
are not with us, you are with the terrorists, he proclaims.Of course, the presence of extremist views in the executive branch does
not make America a totalitarian state. The principles of open society
are enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the institutions of
American democracy are protected by the Constitution. There are checks
and balances, and the President must obtain the support of the people.
Nevertheless, the Bush doctrine could do untold harm before it is
abandoned - as eventually it will be.I see parallels between the Bush administration's pursuit of American
supremacy and a boom-bust process or bubble in the stock market. Bubbles
do not arise out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but
misconception distorts reality. Here, the dominant position of the
United States is the reality, the pursuit of American supremacy the
misconception.For a while, reality reinforces the misconception, but eventually the
gap between reality and its false interpretation becomes unsustainable.
During the self-reinforcing phase, the misconception may be tested, and
when a test is successful the misconception is reinforced. This widens
the gap, leading to an eventual reversal. The later it comes, the more
devastating the consequences.There seems to be an inexorable quality about this, but a boom-bust
process can be aborted at any stage. Most stock market booms are aborted
long before the extremes reached by the recent bull market. The sooner
this happens, the better. That is how I view the Bush administration's
pursuit of American supremacy.The Bush administration came into office with an ideology based on
market fundamentalism and military supremacy. Prior to Sept. 11, 2001,
it could not make much headway in implementing its ideology because it
lacked a clear mandate and defined enemy. Terrorism provided the ideal
enemy because it is invisible and never disappears. By declaring war on
terrorism, President Bush gained the domestic mandate he lacked.But his policies have already caused severe unintended consequences. The
EU and NATO are divided. The United States is perceived as a giant bully
throwing its weight around. Afghanistan has been liberated, but law and
order has not been established beyond Kabul. Indeed, President Karzai
must be protected by American bodyguards. The Israeli-Palestinian
conflict festers.Beyond Iraq an even more dangerous threat looms in North Korea - a
crisis precipitated by President Bush in his eagerness to break with
what he deemed to be Clinton's appeasement. Bush repudiated the
"sunshine policy" introduced by President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea
and included North Korea in the axis of evil.Rapid victory in Iraq with little loss of life could bring about a
dramatic change in the overall situation. Oil prices could fall, stock
markets could celebrate, consumers could resume spending, and business
could step up capital expenditures. America would end its dependency on
Saudi oil, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could become more tractable,
and negotiations could start with North Korea without loss of face. That
is what Bush counts on.But military victory in Iraq is the easy part. It is what comes after
that gives pause. In a boom-bust process, passing an early test tends to
reinforce the misconception which gave rise to it. That is to be feared
here.It is not too late to prevent the boom-bust process from getting out of
hand. The U.N. could accede to chief weapons inspector Hans Blix's
request for several months to complete his inspections. America's
military presence in the region could be reduced, but it could be beefed
up again if Iraq balks. Invasion could take place at summer's end. This
would be a victory for the U.N. and for the United States whose prodding
made the Security Council act resolutely. That is what the French
propose, but that is not what is going to happen. President Bush has
practically declared war.It is to be hoped that Iraq's conquest will be swift and relatively
painless. Removing Saddam is a good thing; yet the way President Bush is
going about it must be opposed. In the long run, an open society cannot
survive unless the people who live in it believe in it.George Soros is chairman of Soros Fund Management and of the Open
Society Institute. - Ed.2003.03.13
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