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To: Ilaine who wrote (42897)	9/9/2002 2:28:14 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

But I don't think or believe that the US "lured" or "induced" the Soviets into their own Vietnam with any conscious malice aforethought. Okay. But that is not the first time B has been quoted that way. And many in the Reagan administration used the same verb or a synonym to describe the Afghan operation. B was a cold warrior down to his toes. Was considered unacceptable to most of the Dems and much of a surprise when Carter appointed him. And, as one might guess, almost always at odds with Cyrus Vance, the Secretary of State. The quote definitely fits B's character.