The rest of the world is equally anxious about the current stand-off over Iraq, the crisis caused by North Korea's newly aggressive stand on nuclear weapons, and the war on terrorism.

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But the current stand-off between India and Pakistan, generated by a three-day terrorist onslaught on Mumbai in November by those same Pakistani militants, is threatening to undo much of this good work.

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As our current stand-off with Iraq clearly demonstrates, the danger posed by rogue states possessing weapons of mass destruction is growing -- and, with it, the need for a robust ballistic missile defense.

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