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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Win Smith who wrote (38171)8/16/2002 4:49:21 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Thanks, Win. I would be very interested to see the entire text of Kissinger's remarks, if they're on the net anywhere. This seems like the core of the advice, which makes sense:

But he said that the ground-breaking status of such an attack, which breached international codes about using force only in self-defence, required meticulous planning to counter the scepticism of allies and the hostility of foes.

Mr Bush should contemplate military intervention only if he were ready to see through a much longer diplomatic offensive, preparing the ground for war and ensuring a stable settlement afterwards, Dr Kissinger said.

“Because of the precedent-setting nature of this war, its outcome will determine the way US actions will be viewed far more than the way we entered it,” he said.

Edit: So if we go, we had better live up to the best of our reputation by staying and providing a Marshall plan for rebuilding Iraq. Makes sense, and the example of a functional Iraq would destabize the surrounding tyranies.
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