FACTORS Conventional Wisdom George Bush Sure, they’ll second-guess you. But for now, Father Knows Best. Saddam Hussein You’re toast, Adolf. Bush has you in the mother of all corners. Tariq Aziz Close, but no cigar. Hope your rent-a-car had unlimited free mileage. Mikhail Gorbachev Old CW: Brilliant diplo coup. New CW: Cold-war gambit. United States On an adrenaline rush. Let’s go in and finish off this maggot. Kaddafi Babbling has-been. Saddam, if you survive, it’s best you can hope for. New World Order Killed in action. CW never sure what it meant, anyway. Soviet Union Mr. Subliminal says: We appreciate (shut up) your efforts (butt out). The media Once an extremist sport, press-bashing is the new national pastime. Kuwait Old CW: Land of spoiled moneybags. New CW: Today’s Cambodia.
