Dec 03 2007
A civilized way to fight terror
following is a chapter in a book published by Hoover
Daoud Kuttab
 It might seem like a contradiction to pose the question of howthe United States can deal with international terror in a civilizedway, but there are many nonviolent things that can bedone short of, or alongside, violent responses. To understandwhat these might be, we must first recognize the nature of the
main actor: the United States.
 America the Exceptional In a unipolar world, in which the United States has lonesuperpower status on the political, financial, and military levels,much more is expected of America than of any other
country.