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It is evident that the hoop would now drop down within the car , while the whole weight of the car itself , with all its contents , would be held up merely by the strength of the buttons . The United States would forfeit the immediate opportunity to foster a democratic environment in Iraq , though democracy might remain a longer-term option . I reflected that man is the veriest slave of custom , and that many points in the routine of his existence are deemed essentially important , which are only so at all by his having rendered them habitual . Secretary-General Kofi Annan pointed out in 2003 that one of the top crises in the world that had been neglected by the international community was the severe famine in North Korea . Gone will be the bone-chilling image of evil incarnate , of Saddam stroking the face of a terrified young boy during the 1991 war , his and his parents ' lives clearly at stake , of Saddam the mass murderer . Yes , new government information technology systems run into problems distressingly often - - but this occurs in the private sector as well , though such problems often do n't become public .