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THE SELECTION of Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz to head the World Bank has fueled upside-down complaints about the bank being a tool of U.S. policy. The truth is that the United States benefits, and the world generally benefits, from a close relationship between the bank and Washington. It was good when the Clinton administration tapped the bank's skills to rebuild Bosnia, Kosovo and East Timor; it was bad when the Bush administration failed to engage the bank in the early planning for Iraq's postwar reconstruction. This is why Mr. Wolfowitz is a promising choice for the World Bank. But it is also why the administration deserves praise for naming James D. Wolfensohn, the outgoing World Bank boss, to coordinate the economic transition after Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. In the News
Intelligence Gaps (Post, April 3, 2005)
The Annan Report (Post, March 28, 2005) Freeze This Settlement (Post, March 26, 2005) Women of Islam (Post, March 14, 2005) The Autocrats' Answer (Post, March 8, 2005) Lt. Col. Brown's Address (Post, March 5, 2005) A Better Iran Strategy (Post, March 4, 2005) A Tyrant Cornered (Post, March 3, 2005) Words to Be Measured (Post, Feb. 23, 2005) Mr. Bush in Europe (Post, Feb. 20, 2005) Murder in Beirut (Post, Feb. 16, 2005) Iraq's Electoral Balance (Post, Feb. 15, 2005) A Case for Truth (Post, Feb. 12, 2005) Middle East Truce (Post, Feb. 9, 2005) Remember the Poor (Post, Feb. 7, 2005) Rebuilding the Army (Post, Feb. 6, 2005) Naming U.N. Names (Post, Feb. 5, 2005) Egypt's Test for Mr. Bush (Post, Feb. 2, 2005) A Vote to Persevere (Post, Jan. 31, 2005) © 2002-2005 The Washington Post Company |
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