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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (3251)	3/11/2002 7:14:05 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

"The nexus of the Bush war party seems to be Rumsfeld's Deputy Sec. of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. Pat Buchanan in his book 'A Republic, Not an Empire' finds Wolfowitz, and a 46 page memorandum he wrote while in the Pentagon under the first Bush, at the center of Republican foreign policy. As his book's title suggests, Buchanan's apprehensions are based on the agenda explicitly laid out by Wolfowitz - that America should dominate the world, in every sense, that the planet shall serve as our empire; that we should militarily prevent any country or consortium of countries from controlling the resources that would allow them toescape their dependence and subservience: which is how we now find ourselves building a string of military bases in Central Asia, to control Caspian Sea oil reserves not for America's use, but to control China and India who will. " --Kent Southard, for Bush Watch (www.bushwatch.com) Southard is right about Wolfowitz, I believe. Sunday, March 3, Leslie Stahl, from 60 Minutes, interviewed Iraqi people who wanted to overthrow Saddam. They compare themselves to the Northern Alliance (that should tell us they are trouble). They call themselves the INC or Iraqi National Conference. They have been meeting with Wolfowitz. They have encouraged him to push Bush to attack Iraq. I believe we already have troops operating in Iraq. I came across something about it last week. I wasn't able to jot down the name of the man Stahl spoke with. She's outspoken though. She told him that many people consider him to be an opportunist who wears a Rollex. Anyway, this group has been lobbying people in Congress as well.

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (3251)	3/12/2002 12:41:07 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Respond to of 15516

Interesting post. It's becoming increasingly evident to me that GWB is using Eisenhower and the concept of brinkmanship as his basis for foreign policy. The following snippet of Ike's bio is from americanpresident.org. There are some striking similarities to what Ike did in the '50s and what GWB is doing now. It certainly appears that the people pulling GWB's strings are still firmly rooted in the Cold War. ********************************************************* Aggressive Foreign Policies In foreign policy, Eisenhower fostered what became known as "brinkmanship," or the policy of taking the nation to the brink of war in confronting the Soviets. He relied on the threat of massive retaliation and the threat of first use of nuclear weapons to fight communist aggression. He also authorized secret actions by the newly formed Central Intelligence Agency in so-called third world countries. Furthermore, Eisenhower worked to create non-communist alliances to encircle the Soviet Union and China (NATO, SEATO, The Baghdad Pact). Covert operations by the CIA put the Shah into power in Iran, prevented distribution of land in Guatemala that would have cut U.S. fruit profits and deposed a leftist government, and began planning for the removal of Fidel Castro in Cuba. After the French surrendered in Vietnam, Eisenhower established a puppet South Vietnamese government in Saigon, a move that would eventually suck the U.S. into the Vietnam War. Keeping his campaign promise of 1953, Ike ended the Korean War by negotiating a cease-fire in which Korea was divided at the 38th parallel.