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4/15/07

The Moscow Times.com: To Be Taken Seriously, Wolfowitz Has to Go

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To Be Taken Seriously, Wolfowitz Has to Go

Should Paul Wolfowitz leave the World Bank? The answer to that question is yes. Will Wolfowitz leave? The answer to that question is murkier. The United States gave Wolfowitz the job and it will decide whether he will stay. U.S. President George W. Bush will hate to abandon a loyal henchman. He should do so, nonetheless.

Loyalty is indeed a virtue. But loyalty is not the overriding virtue. The United States needs to perceive its true interests in having an effective and credible bank. It needs also to preserve its own credibility as a campaigner for good governance. Wolfowitz now needs to go if the aim of his presidency at the World Bank is to survive. The choice is as simple and stark as that.

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