America's capital is split down the middle on the significance of Colin Powell's resignation as secretary of state and his replacement (subject to Senate confirmation) by Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser. In the blue corner (as it were) are those who fear the change will mark an expansion of American hubris. The administration has lost its most powerful advocate for traditional moderate Republican internationalism, and can now be expected to stress its hard-edged, ideological hawkishness even more (if that were possible). This is the view-fear might be a better word-held by Democrats and many Europeans.
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