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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: D. Long who wrote (47825)9/29/2002 9:51:17 AM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Your discussion of "imminent" threat here, Derek, leaves me a bit confused. You start with the UN, move to "traditions of international relations," then jump to the 19th century and the Mexican War and the Civil War.

One of the things Cohen focuses on in his recent book is Lincoln's desire to make certain the South attacked first. And thus manuevered the Ft. Sumter situation to so insure. But he was not concerned with any of the above, only making certain he had as much support in the North as possible.

That is the most important variable, just what will populations support.
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