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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: paul_philp who wrote (70171)1/30/2003 11:50:17 AM
From: Win Smith  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
If Powell goes to the UN with no new evidence and the UNSC votes against a war and Bush backs down - that will make America forget Watergate. The right will kill 'em and feed his body parts to the left. He would have to go to war hoping to find the evidence after the attack. That would cover his butt.

Jeez, Paul. The "W can't back down or he'll look like a wimp" line has been prominent for a long time, I think it's been an integral part of the Perle campaign for at least a year. Push 'em out on a limb, then conveniently claim he can't back off. A war to save face for W seems about as honest and rational as a war for #1 and #3 in #reply-18487140 . I think this is all a plot to make me appreciate the relative subtlety and and realism of Perle's vision, reason #2.
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