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To: stockman_scott who wrote (39259)	8/21/2002 2:59:44 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

Yup...Kissenger emphasized that MORE THAN ONCE....He also said he was not sure it was essential to go to war...He was clearly NOT in favor of unilateral intervention Yes, if by "unilateral" you mean ignoring everybody else and just charging ahead. However, his notion of diplomatic necessity does not include assembling a coalition, then listening to our coalition partners wrt our aims. He made it quite clear that our allies must not have a veto on our aims. He also said he was not sure it was essential to go to war Well, this is diplo-speak, where no option is ever precluded. If Saddam agrees to thorough sanctions, it might not be necessary...however, K. also made it clear that there is at best a 0.001% chance of Saddam agreeing to the type of inspection regime he has in mind. K was arguing in favor of decent diplomatic pretences; he said as much.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (39259)	8/21/2002 3:05:19 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

You beat me to it, so I'm removing my dupe. From that article: The op-ed pages used to be monolithic for war. No more. The talk shows now host Republicans against war. Polls are turning. Tony Blair is no longer so hawkish. He faces a rebellion in his party and cabinet. The U.N. is opposed, NATO is opposed, the Arabs are opposed. Sharon is now openly pressing for war, and neoconservatives are branding opponents "appeasers." Not a sign of strength. Once again, the evil "Prince of Darkness" advises Bush: If Bush does not make good on all his bellicosity about the "axis of evil" and "regime change," Perle is saying, he risks a defeat in the war on terror and possible regime change in Washington, D.C., in 2004.