To: BigBull who wrote (38261 ) 8/17/2002 7:18:28 PM From: Bilow Read Replies (1) | Respond to Hi BigBull; Re: "How that Kissinger position got re-framed as "Don't do it" is almost incomprehensible. "America's special responsibility, as the most powerful nation in the world, is to work toward an international system that rests on more than military power -- indeed, that strives to translate power into cooperation. Any other attitude will gradually isolate and exhaust us. ") and that it can't be a small force (i.e. "In all probability, Iraq is much weaker and America orders of magnitude stronger than in the Gulf War of 1991. But planning should be based on the visible availability of an overwhelming force capable of dealing with all contingencies, and not on the expectation of a quick Iraqi collapse. Principal reliance on air power and local indigenous opposition forces is too dangerous for it leaves no margin for error or miscalculation. A conspicuous American deployment in the region is therefore necessary to support the diplomacy to destroy weapons of mass destruction and to provide a margin for quick victory if military action proves the only recourse. It may also serve to motivate Iraqi leaders considering the overthrow of Saddam. "
