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To: BWAC who wrote (65378)	8/27/2002 10:02:10 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 70976

There is reason to believe he is cautious on Iraq as he has been on all military undertakings including the liberal wars of bosnia and serbia. This entire generation of military leaders is very cautious and learned the lessons of Vietnam very well, perhaps too well. Cautious generals are a good thing but in the end in the US policy is made by civilians. If Powell thinks the policy selected is wrong he should make it known and resign if necessary. I suspect he will do his best to mold international opinion and will be extremely happy when we win. mike

To: BWAC who wrote (65378)	8/27/2002 8:47:31 PM
From: mitch-c	Respond to of 70976

Yes, in fact. I think Powell (and the careerists in the State Department) have trotted out their old friends on the Op-Ed circuit to present their dissent. We're watching the debate that has been demanded. Scocroft (NSA Bush 41) is against war. Baker (CoS Bush 41) is against war. Kissinger (many credentials) is wrongly cited by the NY Times as against war - he actually reluctantly conceded that WMD development made hostilities immediately necessary. Of course Cheney (SecDef Bush 41) is fully on board with GWB. The tone of the Bush 41 advisers now in the private sector seems to be petulance - that Bush 43 is using Teddy Roosevelt's "big stick" instead of their template of coalition diplomacy. I also sense a bit of residual guilt (protesting too much) over not having nailed Saddam in 91. BTW, Molly Ivins invented the term "shrub" years ago. You're not even original, and your reflexive bias has already dictated your position. It will turn out to be wrongheaded -- and you will, of course, deny that reality when it arrives, too.