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The author cited above, Foreign Affairs managing editor Gideon Rose, anticipated the way many would view his statement: "'Naïve claptrap,' many will respond. Don't I understand that radical Islam is a grave and continuing danger, both to the stability of the Middle East and to the security of the West itself? That weapons of mass destruction are about to fall in the hands of angry lunatics in Iran and elsewhere? That the globe is overheating and China will soon dominate everything?" (Newsweek, Aug. 6, 2007).
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Actually Mr. Rose touched on only a few of the great problems afflicting our planet. Consider the growing world population, troubled global immigration, national and civil wars, persistent crime and violence, political chaos and division, extensive family breakdown, steadily declining moral character and seriously chronic health problems such as AIDS, cancer and heart disease. The list is endless.
Rose counters with the statement that "the most advanced countries are allies [of the U.S.] and are generally devoted to the betterment of their own and other peoples. More than a third of humanity lives in countries growing at about 10 percent annually. Living standards have never been higher, lifespans longer or politics freer, and there is every reason to expect such trends to continue" (emphasis added throughout).
You will, of course, have to analyze world conditions and come to your own conclusions. The Good News is here to assist by pointing out some relevant and crucial facts. We regularly publish often-underreported material about the declining state of the world. Our staff of editors and writers agree with the apostle Paul that we need to be rescued from "the present evil age" (Galatians 1:4, New International Version throughout unless otherwise noted).
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