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Power and decline: Why other countries ought to envy the United States
- By Stephen M. WaltStephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University.
A recurring theme in this year's presidential election is (fear of) American decline, with both candidates seeking to convince voters that they will reverse recent trends and foster an American resurgence. President Obama portrays himself as having repaired some of the self-inflicted wounds imparted by the Bush administration, and he pledges to do still more if reelected. For his part, challenger Mitt Romney promises voters that electing him will ensure that the next 88 years will be an "American Century" just like the last one. Both pitches seek to exploit the lingering fear that America's best days are behind us.
This is hardly a new concern. Americans seem to have been fretting about losing their mojo ever since World War II. We worried that communism was on the march in the 1950s, saw Sputnik as a grave challenge in the 1950s, and feared becoming a "pitiful, helpless giant" (to use Richard Nixon's phrase) in the 1970s. During the 1980s, Americans grew anxious about "Japan as #1" and thought we might succumb to "imperial overstretch" that same way Britain had. There was a brief burst of triumphalism following the collapse of the USSR, but it barely lasted a decade. Since 2000, the combination of 9/11, the debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the lingering effects of the financial collapse have reanimated the perennial fear that we are in an irreversible descent.
How seriously should we take this issue? Let's start by acknowledging that measuring the power of different countries is a very imprecise business, even among professional IR scholars. We don't have a clear consensus on how to define or measure national power, so we end up using various crude approximations like GNP or more complicated indices that combine GNP, population, military strength, technological capacity, etc. But such measures ignore geography, "soft power," national cohesion, quality of life, etc., and all the other intangibles that can help states to secure their interests and provide both safety and prosperity for their citizens.
Matters get even more complicated when we shift from power to "influence." Power is most usefully conceived as capability — no matter how it is measured — and stronger states can generally do more things and affect others more than weaker states can. But having a lot of power doesn't translate directly into influence, which is the capacity to get others to do what you want. Sometimes very powerful states can't convince weaker states to do their bidding, because the weaker powers care more about the issue in question and are willing to make greater sacrifices to get their way. And sometimes even very powerful states lack the capacity to dictate or shape events because the tools they have available aren't up to the task. Having a lot of power doesn't enable a country to defy the laws of physics, for example, or guarantee that it can successfully engage in large-scale social engineering in a distant foreign land. Among other things, this is why it is pretty silly to criticize the Obama administration for failing to "control" the Arab spring, as if any U.S. president has the capacity to control a vast and fast-moving social upheaval involving hundreds of millions of people.)
When we think about power, there's an inevitable tendency to look at trends over time. The question we tend to ask is whether Country X is getting stronger or weaker. Here in America, this approach is usually accompanied by a nostalgic yearning for some by-gone era where the United States was supposedly near-supreme and could do whatever it wanted. Leaving aside the obvious point that things were never really like this, the history of the past century does tend to make Americans more worried than they ought to be.
Why? Because there have in fact been a couple of historical moments when a combination of good fortune and skillful policy put the United States in a highly unusual position of primacy. The United States produced about 50 percent of gross world product in 1945 and had unmatched military power, mostly because the other major economies were mostly in ruins. This was a decidedly unnatural condition, however, and there was nowhere to go but down once the rest of the world recovered from the war. Similarly, the breakup of the USSR and the collapse of Japan's bubble economy in the early 1990s briefly put the U.S. back on top by a significant margin, and all the more so because other potentially powerful countries (e.g., Japan and the EU) had been free-riding on the US and were punching below their weight.
The point is that relative decline from these two lofty perches was essentially unavoidable, and especially because some less-developed countries like China, India, or Brazil were ideally positioned for rapid growth after 1990. America's relative decline was accelerated by Bush's blunders and the financial crisis, but it would have happened anyway regardless of who had been in the Oval office.
There is another way to think about America's power position, and it ought to give comfort to those who worry that the country is slowly sliding into a position of vulnerability. Just compare the U.S. to other countries today, and ask yourself which states are in the best position to defend their true vital interests (as opposed to all those optional objectives that great powers habitually take on). Which states are masters of their own fates to a considerable extent, instead of having to worry constantly that others might threaten their independence or territorial integrity? Put differently: If you were going to be put in charge of any country's foreign policy, which country would you pick?
From this perspective things still look pretty good for the United States. It still has the world's largest and most diverse economy, and its per capita income is much higher than China's, which means there is more wealth available to mobilize for shared national purposes. It has no serious enemies nearby. It has thousands of nuclear weapons, which means that no state could attack us directly without risking its own destruction. U.S. conventional military forces are far larger than needed to defend American soil, and that remarkable level of territorial security allows U.S. leaders to take on lots of discretionary projects in places like Afghanistan or Yemen or the Phillipines or Africa or Colombia or Libya and to have endless debates about whether we ought to be taking on even more.
The U.S. economy isn't doing great, of course, but it is performing better than most of the other industrial powers. And despite the current level of partisan rancor and a level of government dysfunction that ought to embarrass us all, there's virtually no risk of major political upheaval here.
If all we were trying to do was defend Americans against major threats and foster continued economic advancement, running U.S. foreign policy would in fact be relatively easy. The main reason American foreign policy looks difficult is because Washington keeps taking on really difficult objectives, like occupying Iraq, trying to turn Afghanistan into a modern, Western-style state, attempting to coerce Iran into giving up all nuclear enrichment in exchange for precisely nothing from us. And that's just for starters. No matter how strong you are, you can make your job more difficult if you consistently try to do things that are both very, very hard and not necessarily all that important.
Now consider how the world looks to some other countries. If you were a member of China's leadership, you'd be deeply fearful of an economic slowdown that might trigger a major challenge to communist party rule. You have border disputes with many of your neighbors (some of them close allies of the mighty United States), and there's a least some risk that some of them might turn hot. You're dependent on trade that flows through a variety of maritime choke points. You have more power and more influence than your Maoist predecessors did, but you don't have any powerful allies and you don't have an attractive ideological model to offer the rest of the world. From a geopolitical perspective, you'd be thrilled to switch places with the United States, which has no serious rivals, no border disputes with anyone, and still has lots of allies around the world.
And if you were Japanese, Spanish, Iraqi, Iranian, Bahraini, Israeli, Greek, Egyptian, Vietnamese, or Indian, you'd have even more to fret about. So the next time you hear someone bemoaning American "decline," tell them to get a grip and be grateful for the country's good fortune. And while you're at it, remind them that most of our foreign policy problems are voluntary: They result from projects we've chosen to take on rather than ones that have been forced upon us by necessity. That's another sign of U.S. power: we have the luxury of choosing how much or how little to do (though it seems to be mostly the former).
In short, Bismarck may have been right when he said God had a "special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States." Which is not to say we can't make it harder for Him.
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MOUNT WASHINGTON - When Brandon Congleton first met Olivia Delaney, it was love at first sight.
"I fell for her the moment I laid eyes on her," Congleton said. "We had absolutely everything in common."
Their relationship began as a friendship when they met through a social networking site last autumn, but as the weeks rolled by, their feelings for one another blossomed into something much deeper.
LEBANON JUNCTION - After years of neglect the wheelchair ramp attached to Pat Steiner's home on Railroad Avenue was in desperate need of repair, but neither Steiner, nor her son Michael were able to fix it, so they reached out for a hand.
As the old saying goes, ask and you shall receive.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Bullitt Central cheerleaders are accustomed to rooting for their home team.
But, the squad recently put out the word about a special project.
The squad organized a pajama collection drive for the Pajama Program of Kentucky, a non-profit group that hosts similar drives with churches, businesses and other charitable organizations.
Bullitt County resident Lori Pile represents the Pajama Program in Bullitt and Jefferson County. She said the state chapter was one of 72 throughout the country.
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This is it. Your United States World Cup team battles Germany on Thursday morning at 11:00AM in Brazil & our FCD World Cup Tour pres. by McDonalds is set for the AT&T Plaza outside the American Airlines Center. If you were at Klyde Warren Park for our USA-Portugal watch party, you know what a special event it was and if you missed it, well just watch this.
Here's your FAQ's for Thursday morning's watch party:
When should I arrive?
The match kicks off at 11:00AM, but Klyde Warren was packed 90 minutes before kickoff. Arrival by 9:00AM should get you a good spot. Should. We had close to 5,000 show up for Sunday's watch party and we expect that many to be here for this final group stage match.
How should I get there?
There is parking available in the Audi Garage on the east side of AAC for $5. We also encourage all attendees to take Dart Light Rail to Victory Station for Thursday's event.
Can I bring food and drinks to AT&T Plaza?
You are permitted to bring a small, sack-sized cooler with non-alcoholic drinks. Beer will be available for purchase outside in the plaza as well as food, soda and water both from outdoor vendors and concession stands inside the AAC.
Can I bring folding chairs?
Yes, folding chairs are permitted into the AT&T Plaza.
Will the Portugal-Ghana game be on?
Yes! We're going to have the USA-Germany match on the big screen attached to the front of the AAC and Portugal-Ghana will be on one of the massive screens on the side of the AT&T Plaza. This is seriously going to be awesome.
What happens if the weather is bad?
We've been getting some much-needed rain around DFW over these last few days which has been great, but it's also made predicting the weather almost impossible. If inclement weather is imminent for Thursday's watch party, it will be moved inside the American Airlines Center...which actually would be pretty cool.
How can we make this an event that unites the whole city?
Invite your friends via our Facebook event, talk it up, get all your friends who live down in that area to come out. Every media outlet in town should be there so let's show DFW that Dallas is a soccer city!
A few weeks ago, World Cup '94 veteran Fernando Clavijo sat down with us for an FCDTV interview discussing his memories of the '94 World Cup during which he played three of four matches for the United States including the 1-0 round of 16 loss to Brazil. Clavijo's interview was a fascinating perspective on how someone who immigrated to the United States from Uruguay and ended up playing on the biggest stage with his adopted country. Enjoy:
The US Soccer Development Academy Playoffs began just outside Indianapolis today for the FC Dallas U-18 Academy, and Luchi Gonzalez's side started the week victorious with a 4-1 win over Charlotte Soccer Academy.
Jose Livano, Yannick Koffi, Antonio Aguilar and Oscar Romero scored in the win for FC Dallas. The win leaves FCD in good shape at the top of their group as the week continues. Dallas will face Portland Timbers FC tomorrow before their final group stage match against the Chicago Fire. Only the first place team in each group moves through to the final eight.
For Francisco Molina's U-16's who are the #4 national seed, playoffs week begins tomorrow afternoon against Shattuck Saint-Mary's at 4:30PM.
Check out pictures from our FC Dallas World Cup Tour stop at Klyde Warren Park for USA vs. Portugal!
Win a trip to Las Vegas with Budweiser and FC Dallas to attend the Ultimate World Cup Final Watch Party
The World Cup is officially upon us and Budweiser wants to send you to the ULTIMATE 2014 FIFA World Cup Final viewing party in Las Vegas!
You can win a trip for two to the Ultimate World Cup Final VIP party on July 13 in Las Vegas including:
-Round-trip airfare July 12-14 to Las Vegas
-Two nights/Three days lodging at The Palms
-Free food and beverage
-Access to the Sunday, July 13th Ultimate World Cup Final viewing party at The Palms
Entry runs through Wednesday, June 25th and is only eligible for those within a 75-mile radius of Toyota Stadium.
Here's the details on how you can enter:
1. Fill out our online form here.
2. Tweet or Instagram a picture of yourself in your favorite World Cup national team gear using #BudWC14
3. Text BudWC14 to 444-222
One winner will be chosen by random drawing on or about June 26. The winner and a guest will win a trip out to Las Vegas from July 12 - July 14 for the big party with VIP access and much more!
Welcome to the 3rd edition of the FCDallas.com series "Getting Personal". This week I caught up with midfielder Andrew Jacobson.
Andrew was born in Palo Alto, California. He attended UC-Berkeley from 2003 to 2006 where he was named to the All Pac-10 team three times. Jacobson was the 24th overall pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and DC United's first pick. Instead of playing in the MLS, he chose to sign a contract with Lorient of France's Ligue 1. Jacobson returned to the MLS in 2009 to DC United. He was then selected by the Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft in November of the same year. Finally, he was treaded to FC Dallas in February of 2011. Jacobson started in 27 games last season and registered a career high in goals at three before being named captain of FC Dallas before the 2014 season.
- What's your earliest soccer memory?
Andrew: Playing for the Lightning Lizards when I was four years old. There were 14 or 15 kids just running around chasing a ball.
- You played a little bit in France, what was the best thing about the country and what was the worst?
Andrew: The weather was definitely the worst and the best was the food. I haven't been back, but I would, just not to Lorient again.
- Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions before every game?
Andrew: I eat the same meal before every game (rice, chicken and spinach), I go to bed at the same time, same schedule.
- What's one thing you'll splurge your money on?
Andrew: Vacations. I go to Hawaii every year, it's my favorite place to go to
- Favorite sports players in general of all time?
Andrew: Chipper Jones
- Favorite movie?
Andrew: What I liked growing up was Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
- Most embarassing moment on the field?
Andrew: I try to black those out so there are none that I can think of
- Favorite world cup memory?
Andrew: Watching Zidane play when France won the 1998 World Cup
- Who do you think is the best player that's playing the world cup right now?
Andrew: Definitely Messi
- Favorite concert you've ever been too?
Andrew: Probably Jack Johnson and Ben Harper in Berkeley
The biggest World Cup event in Dallas since 1994 hits Klyde Warren Park this Sunday afternoon as FC Dallas, KWP & McDonald's are teaming up for the biggest FCD World Cup Tour stop yet to watch the United States take on Portugal. With a win or a draw, the United States is all but guaranteed to advance to the knockout round, so join us for what should be a crowd in the thousands much like what you see around the country and around the world at World Cup fan fests!
We've had a number of questions about this event, so here's some FAQ's that will hopefully help you before coming out on Sunday afternoon.
Can I bring food and drinks to Klyde Warren?
Coolers, food and non-alcoholic drinks are permitted and subject to search from park security. No alcohol or glass is permitted at the park. Alcoholic drinks and food will be available via portable bars, food trucks and various vendors.
Where can I park?
Parking information can be found on the Klyde Warren website. We also recommend taking DART Light Rail to the St. Paul exit which is just a half-mile walk from Klyde Warren.
Where can I sit for the game?
The Ginsburg Family Great Lawn will be the site of the game with the screen in front of the Muse Family Performance Pavilion. The lawn closest to the stage will be a blanket seating area only and the lawn area across from Hart Boulevard will be open for lawn chairs and standing room. Please refer to the Klyde Warren map for more details.
How big is the screen?
The screen is an elevated 16 foot by 20 foot LED screen.
When should I arrive?
The LHK will get things going right around 4:00PM and the match kicks off at 5:00PM, but we encourage everyone to arrive early as thousands are expected to be in attendance at the biggest World Cup party in DFW!
How can we make this an event that unites the whole city?
Invite your friends via our Facebook event, talk it up, get all your friends who live down in that area to come out. Let's make this an unforgettable day!
For all other questions please visit the Klyde Warren website Q&A's.
Here's your match highlights from FCD's 2-0 win over San Antonio in Lamar Hunt US Open Cup action:
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup begins for FC Dallas tonight in the fourth round against the San Antonio Scorpions at 8pm at Toyota Stadium. FCD played in a total of three game last year winning two before falling in the quarterfinal round. Let's take a look back at how the tournament went for FCD last year.
Game 1 - Third round - May 29th, 2013 - FC Dallas 2, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 0: The first half saw clean sheets from both sides until ultimately Blas Perez and Matt Hedges were able to come through to help FCD gain the win in the second half played at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
In the 54th minute, Je-Vaughn Watson sent a cross to Castillo at the far post who then kicked the ball to Blas Perez who was unmarked in front of the goal. Perez slid under Strikers goalkeeper to give FCD the lead. They scored their second goal in the 64th minute that would eventually be the last goal of the match. Michel took a free kick that found Hedges at the far post and he was able to easily head the ball into the goal.
Game 2 - Fourth Round - June 12th, 2013 - FC Dallas 3, Houston Dynamo 0: The scoring opened for FCD in the 38th minute when Michel sent a ball to Jacobson at the far post who then tapped the ball to Cooper in front of the goal who was able to send it past the Dyanmo goalkeeper. The second goal came just before the 60th minute when MIchel again served a corner kick right to Cooper in front of the goal who headed it home. Dallas closed out the game in the 76th minute when Dynamo keeper fumbled a ball that came back out in front of Zach Loyd who chipped the ball over the keeper from 20 yards out.
Game 3 - Quarterfinals - June 26th, 2013 - FC Dallas 2, Portland Timbers 3: FCD opened up the game in the 15th minute with a strike from Je-Vaughn Watson. As quick as FCD gained the lead, they lost it. Portland responded to Dallas' goal with three goals for their own. Perez was able to notch FCD their second goal to come within reach of the Timbers and David Ferreira hit the post with the final kick of the match, but ultimately it wasn't enough as the TImbers advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open Cup eliminating FCD.
The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup adventure gets started for FC Dallas tonight at Toyota Stadium against the NASL's San Antonio Scorpions and it's going to be a bit of an old school affair.
Tonight, we will not be streaming our LHUSOC match on FCDallas.com or even having the Toyota Stadium video boards active inside the stadium and here's why:
Substantial upgrades to the audio/visual setup were approved here at Toyota Stadium recently bringing in new HD cameras as well as upgrades to various other systems that will improve the gameday experience on our jumbotron as well as allowing the capability for future live streams in HD. However, these improvements take nearly a month to install.
When the 2014 schedule came out, there was a perfect gap of home games between June 7 and July 4 due to the World Cup, allowing for these upgrades to be installed right before our big Fourth of July home game against Philadelphia. When tonight's LHUSOC game was allocated to Toyota Stadium, that obviously presented a dilemma to either stall the upgrades until the end of the season, or go ahead and install them now and bite the bullet for this game against San Antonio.
While we apologize to those in DFW & San Antonio who will not be able to watch tonight's match, with eight MLS home games, our upcoming Aston Villa friendly, and hopefully additional LHUSOC/MLS Cup playoff games coming up in the second half of the season at Toyota Stadium, the decision was made to go ahead with these upgrades which render the video board and any live stream impossible for this evening's game.
We hope to see everyone out at Toyota Stadium tonight for the beginning of what will hopefully be an extended run in this year's edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.


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Netflix saw its shares open up nine percent higher on today's market, placing the company's stock price at more than double what it was six months ago.
The Internet video-subscription company added 1.3 million customers to its US streaming business during the September quarter and it said on Monday that it expected to end the year with between 32.7 and 33.5 million users. This news helped kick-off Tuesday with the high-price-tag of $387 per share.
Evercore analyst Alan Gould wrote in a note to clients that he does not see any evidence that the rate for Netflix will slow down in the near future. He raised his price target to $350 from $150 and upgraded the stock to "equal weight" from "underweight."
Netflix shares are up 440 percent in the past 12 months, and the company reported third quarter earnings of 52 cents per share, which is above the 49 cents that analysts expected.
The company's CEO Reed Hastings said he isn't comfortable with the huge stock run-up. He told analysts on a conference call he believes Netflix's "momentum investors" are helping to drive up the price higher than normal. However, he added that this price increase was out of the company's control.
Netflix is becoming big competition for subscription-based HBO service. Although HBO now offers the "HBO GO" for customers to access content on an Apple TV or a computer, Netflix has become an even stronger competitor by bringing original-content to its site.
Netflix added a new season of "Arrested Development" to its site after reviving the show, which had been off the air since 2006. The company also added a US remake of "House of Cards" featuring Kevin Spacey and "Orange is the New Black," which was created by the creator of the popular show "Weeds."
Three of Netflix's original series netted the company a total of 14 Emmy nominations and three wins. However, despite the success of the original series, analysts are worried about the mounting cost of producing the shows. Netflix spent $100 million producing and shooting two seasons of "House of Cards," the first of which was released in February.
Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos told analysts on an earnings call the company is actively looking for documentaries to debut on Netflix and will keep an open mind about feature films. The company predicts it will be doubling its spending on original content in 2014.


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Authorities say a wildfire in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula is about 80% contained.
Spokeswoman Carrie Scott of the U.S. Forest Service says crews are making progress Thursday toward controlling the fire, which has been burning since Tuesday in Crawford County's South Branch Township.
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Addiction recovery moving 'out of the basement' into public health arena
"In the end, when we don't stand up and speak out, we hide behind our recoveries, we sustain the most harmful myth about the disease -- that it is hopeless." -- William Cope Moyers, author of "Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption"
Dorian Grey Parker -- doctor of divinity, licensed clinician -- lived on the streets of Hartford, Conn., most of his 42 years, addicted to alcohol and cocaine. He's not proud of that.
Yet last September, he was among more than 2,500 recovering alcoholics and drug addicts, surrounded by supporters, who marched in his hometown Recovery Walk, a radical, in-your-face display by people struggling with one of the most invisible ailments in America.
Determined to sink the message of successful recovery into the heart of the American consciousness, a new advocacy movement is urging people to go public with their recovery stories. This small but growing group of activists is hoping to end discrimination and drum up moral and financial support by modeling its efforts after the public awareness campaigns that pushed breast cancer and AIDS onto the country's radar screen.
For a community of people, believed to number in the millions, who have learned to live with their addictions, overcoming an age-old silence is the next big challenge.
"We've got to get the message out there," says Parker, who has opened a recovery house for other addicts since he got clean eight years ago. "I show up for the newcomers, who are finding hope in seeing people with multiple years of recovery, and I come out for the clueless. There is such a moral stigma attached to this disease. It all comes from not understanding, but we can change that."
The emerging movement to bring addiction out of the basements and anonymous meeting halls where most self-help groups gather isn't led by a single person or organization. It's an amorphous, evolving school of thought bubbling up from national, state and local recovery groups, all part of a sprawling underground network as diverse as addiction itself. There are now recovery support meetings for Native Americans, African Americans, women, Mormons, Jews, Buddhists, Christians, pagans, bikers, gays and lesbians, artists, pharmacists, couples, seniors, nuns and Spanish speakers, among others. They are united in their goal to make alcohol and drug addiction a public health issue.
Instead of being viewed as a moral weakness, activists argue, alcoholism and drug addiction should be considered a chronic disease that can be treated just like asthma or cancer.
"I still don't think the general public believes that an addict or alcoholic ever gets well," says Phillip Valentine, executive director of Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery, a state-based advocacy and support group that organized the first Recovery Walk six years ago. "Many, many people have long-term, sustained sobriety and you may not know about it. We need to put a face on recovery so people won't be so afraid or fearful or angry at it. It's not a hopeless condition."
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In Wednesday's incident, witnesses say police shot at demonstrators who attacked government offices in Kut 160 km southeast of Baghdad.
Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed on Thursday in the southern city of Basra to demand the local governor's ouster while protesters elsewhere stormed a local government building, the latest examples of the anger sweeping the country over poor government services and high unemployment.
About 600 people gathered in front of the Basra provincial headquarters, facing off against police who were protecting the building. With the exception of some pushing and shoving, witnesses said the protest was largely peaceful.
"We are demanding that the Basra governor be fired because he has not done anything good for Basra," said Mohammed Ali Jasim, a 50—year—old father of nine who came out to the protest in Iraq's second—largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad.
In Nasir, (168 miles) 270 kilometers south of Baghdad, dozens of angry protesters stormed into the municipal building, setting fire to it, a police official in the provincial capital of Nasiriyah said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Five policemen hurt in stone throwing
Five policemen were wounded after protesters hurled stones at the building and five protesters were arrested before a curfew was imposed on the town, the officer said.
Such small—scale demonstrations have happened almost daily across the impoverished southern Iraqi provinces, staged by frustrated Iraqis who enjoy political freedom but little economic success.
A day earlier in the city of Kut, about 2,000 stone—throwing demonstrators attacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. Kut is 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad.
Three demonstrators shot and killed
Witnesses said Iraqi police and soldiers shot at demonstrators who pelted the offices with stones and commandeered military vehicles. The spokeswoman for Wasit province, Sondos al—Dahabi, said on Thursday that three demonstrators were shot and killed. Ms. Al—Dahabi put the number of the wounded at 30, including 15 police officers.
The top health official for the province, Diaa al—Aboudi, said he was only aware of one fatality, an Iraqi soldier. Fifty—five people were injured, he said. Some were shot while others were hit by stones thrown by demonstrators or burned in the melee.
Conflicting casualty tolls are common in the immediate aftermath of violent events in Iraq.
Provincial authorities held an emergency meeting to discuss protesters' demands, al—Dahabi said. The authorities also lifted a curfew imposed on Wednesday.
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Iraq is one of the few countries with a democratically elected government in the Middle East, but leaders here have not been immune from the anger engulfing the region. Iraqis have a long list of grievances against their leaders, including electricity that sometimes works only a few hours a day, unemployment that runs as high as 30 percent and rampant corruption.
As security has improved, attention has turned to quality of life and economic issues instead.
Meanwhile, gunmen in a speeding car shot and killed a spokesman for the provincial government in the northern city of Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, police said.
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The Betrayal Papers - Part V - Who is Barack Hussein Obama?
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Parts V and VI will explore the personal ties that bind Obama, as well as the progressive American left, to the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Quite expensive for what we got. There was no guide, just a driver. Malacca is a must see, but i might have preferred getting a bus tour with a guide.
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West rim seemed better. Also, the free lunch is so-so.
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