The phyrric victory of the hawks

Notwithstanding the events of these recent hours, which will inevitably lead to military intervention in Iraq, the pacifist front led by France, Germany and Russia will not necessarily be defeated nor will the hawks led by the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain be victorious.

The hawks have indeed imposed their will on the rest of the world, but they have not succeeded in achieving what they have been trying so hard to do these past few weeks, ie. obtain the consensus of the i...