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To: tekboy who wrote (35229)	7/29/2002 9:46:28 AM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 281500

The military's job is to explain to their civilian superiors what they think they need to do what task, and what they think the consequences of various policy alternatives might be. Then it's the politicians' job (in both the executive and legislative branches) to decide what to do, and the military's further job to execute their orders as best they can or resign. You're correct that less-than-noble-and-universal interests might be guiding the politicians, but hey--it's still a democracy, and they're the only ones with the authority to make the big calls. The politicians remain answerable to the voters, and if the politicians intend to reject the advice of military professionals on military matters, it behooves them to explain why, in a good deal more detail than they have done.