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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (117601)10/24/2003 7:35:18 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
What happened was a change in the risk/reward profile we were willing to accept

Both sides of the equation changed - the risk/reward profile that containment delivered became steadily worse over the years (remember Clinton's hapless trips to the UNSC?), and the risk/reward ratio that was acceptable to us changed markedly after 9/11. Before 9/11, war was seriously debated several times starting in 1998, but the balance of the argument tipped towards caution. After 9/11, the balance tipped the other way.
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