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To: hmaly who wrote (161819)	2/21/2003 9:18:28 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576346

Ted belongs to a legion of Yes But men. Yes, in any undertaking of this scale it is natural to have second thoughts. I do. BUT the righteousness of the cause wins out. It is the president's job to be able to carry out a war without second-guessing. Second-guessing was, without question, the single biggest reason for LBJ's failure in Vietnam. He didn't have the confidence in our military or in the righteousness of the cause to make the commitment that had to be made. Ho Chi Minh knew he would win the war even "at those odds" (i.e., if they suffered 10 casualties to our one). Good article...I haven't seen Safire's position on the upcoming war in a while...