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The invasion of Iraq, without compelling evidence of weapons of mass destruction, international legitimacy, or sufficient preparation for the responsibilities that would follow, is a stark reminder of the human and material cost of plunging into war.
At the end of 2008, when the scale of the impending economic
destruction
was not yet apparent, Olivier Blanchard, the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist, boldly called for a global fiscal stimulus, stating that, in these “not normal times,” the IMF’s usual advice – fiscal retrenchment and public-debt reduction – did not apply.
The goal, for Polanyi, was to achieve the prosperity that a market economy generates, without suffering the risks of poverty, creative destruction, and community erosion implied by the operation of market forces.
Tocqueville focused on the consequences of the
destruction
of caste as a principle of social and political order.
In Tocqueville’s world, the
destruction
of caste was only partial.
In our own time, the
destruction
of caste and caste privilege is taking another step forward.
And it is coming to an end at a time when economic populism is replacing technocratic management, often with white males turning to nativism in response to the
destruction
of their jobs and livelihoods by the impersonal forces of globalization.
This year’s snowmelt caused landslides and flooding – a warning of more soil erosion and
destruction
of arable land to come; hundreds died and thousands lost their livelihoods.
The economist Joseph Schumpeter defined this process as one of “creative destruction.”
Western conservatives are no less prone to creative
destruction
than Western liberals: conservatives, indeed, are well known for inventing traditions.
The creative
destruction
of the so-called “second machine age” cannot and should not be stopped.
For a majority of Europeans, though they have absolutely no sympathy for radical Muslims, be they Sunni or Shia, Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah and its result, the
destruction
of Lebanon, are seen as self-defeating for Israel and as potentially detonating a clash of civilizations between Islam and the West.
Those who voted for Bush may not be as outraged by American involvement in torture, or the misleading information about Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction
and connections with Al Qaeda, as those abroad.
Today, many Americans, especially the young, feel far more respect for the countries that recognized the lack of evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass
destruction
than for those whose leaders repeated the American distortions.
Across the globe, the reaction to the images of
destruction
and death in Lebanon, but also in Gaza and Israel has been one of abhorrence.
The Haitian government itself has been reduced to paralysis by death and
destruction.
The world has done little but watch or, worse, participate in the
destruction
of Syria, where more than 500,000 people have lost their lives and a majority of the population has been forced to leave their homes.
Consider the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, which was launched on the pretext that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass
destruction.
They should help their countries’ firms to adapt to the departure of some producers by establishing training programs, stimulating innovation, and maintaining or creating a competitive environment that encourages “creative destruction” while providing for a social safety net.
Climate change caused by environmental
destruction
in one place can cause floods, storms, drought, and famine anyplace, and easy global travel means that diseases travel more quickly.
There are fragile states to contend with, as well as the dangers of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, authoritarian regimes, and the threat of extremism.
The US invaded in 2003 on false pretenses (Saddam’s alleged but nonexistent weapons of mass destruction), squandered another $800 billion in direct military outlays, destabilized the country, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, and, contrary to stated US objectives, plunged the region into turmoil.
The proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction
and their means of delivery is a threat to both the NATO allies and Russia.
North Korea is escalating its bellicose rhetoric and behavior as it strengthens its military capabilities, which include weapons of mass destruction, long-range ballistic missiles, and cyber and special forces.
Likewise, the
destruction
of crucial wetlands and inadequate infrastructure to contain flooding means that rainwater runoff has nowhere to go.
Far from harboring weapons of mass destruction, he was focused on maintaining his grip on power.
Moreover, under conditions of fair competition, the process of creative
destruction
tends to pull down badly managed inherited wealth, replacing it with new and dynamic wealth.
But the US has flatly rejected China’s proposal, ostensibly because it seems to morally conflate North Korea’s quest for weapons of mass
destruction
(which it appears fully prepared to use) with America’s right to defend itself and its allies.
And only cooperation can enable humanity to face up to urgent planetary challenges, including the
destruction
of biodiversity, the poisoning of the oceans, and the threat posed by global warming to the world’s food supply, vast drylands, and heavily populated coastal regions.
The possibility that non-state actors could acquire nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass
destruction
poses an especially grave new threat.
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