Argentina's former president Eduardo Duhalde - elected by Congress in 2002 after a coup toppled the candidate who had defeated him in the regular elections - once said that Argentina was condemned to success. Indeed a country with fertile land, a mild climate, mighty rivers, a small population that used to be well educated, no major conflicts, and no racial rifts would seem difficult to sink. It must inevitably rise. Nevertheless, we Argentines have demonstrated a rare ability to avoid success. Fortunately destiny - good or bad - is never inevitable.
People often point out that the two Koreas provide (as the two Germanys once did) good examples of what the rule of law means for …