Being a superpower once meant never having to say you're sorry. No more, however. The U.S. presence in Japan's Okinawa island is drawing renewed protests that even the humblest apology will do little to arrest.
We may be living in a post-Cold War world, but the Clinton administration is determined to maintain every Cold War commitment. No matter how great the changes abroad, Washington must continue to defend every old client and several new ones.
The most obvious burden is felt by U.S. citizens, who must man the armed services and pay the military bill. But they aren't the only losers. So are many of the people supposedly being protected.