Daydream Believers  The Importance of Allies Military analysis.
Feb. 4 2008 7:29 AM  Daydream Believers   Yesterday's piece
argued  that the debate over foreign policy isn't one of
Realists vs. Neoconservatives but rather realists vs.
fantasists. But how can the United States regain its influence
while retaining its moral values?  If a country is ruled or
taken over by extremists who promote terrorism, or who torture
and slaughter civilians, should they be allowed to get away with
their behavior—should their regime be allowed to continue
existing—just because they claim the immunity and privileges of
a sovereign state?  Fred Kaplan Fred Kaplan    In other words,
is there a difference in principle between, say, President
Clinton's "humanitarian intervention" in Bosnia and President
Bush's "regime change" in Iraq? A classic Realist would argue
(and some did) that there is no meaningful difference and no
good reason to intervene militarily in either case. But for
those of a different mind, it's a disturbing ques