WE HAVE JUST WITNESSED one of the swiftest and most effective exercises of presidential power ever. And while practically no one has recognized it as extraordinary and historic, it was both. President Bush and his subordinates, by laying out the case for regime change in Iraq, changed the political dynamic at home, the world’s stance toward the United States and Iraq, and the course of events. All this happened in 10 days, from September 3 to September 12.

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