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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: tekboy who wrote (18900)2/15/2002 6:01:21 PM
From: carranza2  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
According to today's NYT, Cheney reportedly backs a military action against Iraq.

Such a move is unlikely from a purely practical standpoint. How is it going to take place? Another air campaign? That strategy did not dislodge him from power. He was admittedly weakened militarily in the Gulf War, but he has had more than 10 years to rebuild. Iraq is surely not the cavalry-riding 19th century nation that the Taliban ruled.

Another question is the extent to which we have used up our bunker-busting bombs and other sophisticated military equipment in Afghanistan. Our stock of weaponry may very well be low.

From a political standpoint, there has been no convincing case made to the Mid-Eastern elites and to its populace that Saddam deserves annihilation. Without their support, the political risks seem high. Why lose the political capital gained from the successful Afghan campaign in a dicey venture?
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