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offer...Here in the chamber we hear about North-South problems. But free and open
trade, including unfettered access to markets and credit, offer developing countries the
means of self-sufficiency and economic dignity. If the Uruguay round should fail, a new
wave of protectionism could destroy our hopes for a better future."
Bush then claimed credit, if not for the end of history, then for a revival of history in the
areas which had been dominated by communism. "Communism held history captive for
years....This revival of history ushers in a new era teeming with opportunities and
perils....History's revival enables people to pursue their natural instincts for enterprise.
Communism froze that progress until its failures became too much for even its defenders
to bear."
Bush then turned to the war of the coalition against Iraq which he celebrated as a "third
historical breakthrough: international cooperation," a "measured, principled, deliberate
and courageous response to Saddam Hussein," and, most ominously, "a model for the
collective settlement of disputes." "And it is the United States view that we must keep the
United Nations sanctions in place as long as [Saddam Hussein] remains in power." "This
is not to say-- and let me be clear on this one-- that we should punish the Iraqi people."
Bush demanded that the General Assembly take back its resolution equating Zionism
with racism. Bush's approach to Israel was always balanced, always within the bounds of
the Knesset; this concession balanced his prodding of Shamir to come to a peace
conference which Bush wanted to hold in late October.
Bush's peroration reverted to the theme of the Single Empire, the Anglo-Saxon New
World Order:
Finally, you may wonder about America's role in the new world that I have described. Let
me assure you, the United States has no intention of striving for a Pax Americana.
However, we will remain engaged. We will not retreat and pull back into isolationism.
We will offer friendship and leadership. And in short, we seek a Pax Universalis built
upon shared responsibilities and aspirations." [fn 97]
The emperor of the new world order had spoken; now, woe to the vanquished!
NOTES:
1. Suetonius, The Lives of the Twelve Casears (New York: Modern Library, 1931), p. 258.
2. Suetonius, p. 172.
3. "Bush is Optimistic After Talks with Gorbachov," Washington Post,> March 14, 1985.
4. Bob Woodward, The Commanders, p. 54-55.