Asia　Times　Online；March　30；2005�William　Clark；Will　US　be　asked　to　le*e　key　military　bases？；�c*onitorr�；July　5；2005�Thom　Shanker　and　Eric　Smith；　‘Pentagon　Expects　Long…Term　Access　to　Four　Key　Bases　in　Iraq’；New　York　Times；April　20；2003�Christine　Spolar；‘14′　Enduring　Bases′　Set　for　Iraq；’Chicago　Tribune；March　23；2004��globemaster�de/cgi…bin/bases　provides　a　profile　of　every　listed　US　airbase�

�Zoltan　Gros*an；New　US　Military　Bases：Side　Effects　or　Causes　of　War？；in�counterpunch�org/zoltanbases�html�

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�George　H�W�Bush；Toward　a　New　World　Order；Address　to　Joint　Session　of　Congress；September　11；；referring　to　the　imminent　coalition　war　on　Iraq　in　1991；“The　crisis　in　the　Persian　Gulf；as　gr*e　as　it　is；also　offers　a　rare　opportunity　to　move　toward　an　historic　period　of　；our　fifth　objective—a　new　world　order—can　emerge：a　new　era—freer　from　the　threat　of　terror；stronger　in　the　pursuit　of　justice；and　more　secure　in　the　quest　for　peace�An　era　in　which　the　nations　of　the　world；East　and　West；North　and　South；can　prosper　and　live　in　harmony�A　hundred　generations　h*e　searched　for　this　elusive　path　to　peace；while　a　thousand　wars　raged　across　the　span　of　human　ende*or�　Today　that　new　world　is　struggling　to　be　born；a　world　quite　different　from　the　one　we�ve　known…”Again　in　his　State　of　the　Union　Address　after　the　onset　of　military　action　against　Iraq；Operation　Desert　Storm；Bush　declared；　on　January　21；1991；　“We　will　succeed　in　the　Gulf�And　when　we　do；the　world　munity　will　h*e　sent　an　enduring　warning　to　any　dictator　or　despot；present　or　future；who　contemplates　outlaw　aggression�

The　world can　therefore　seize　this　opportunity　to　fulfill　the　longheld　promise　of　a　n