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To: Neocon who wrote (87683)	3/29/2003 1:59:40 PM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It is possible. However, some of the Iran-Contra stuff makes it hard to believe he really had all that thought out. I viewed him as less of a political theoretician as a gambler with a great gift as a salesman. He had his sense of right and wrong, good and evil, and was good at assembling teams and delegating tasks. Perhaps that's all that's necessary for lionization. When I consider his preference of news talk shows vs. academic discourse, it's difficult to assemble a complexity to his vision. But then, I may have a preference for academic discourse that blinds me to the nuances.

To: Neocon who wrote (87683)	3/29/2003 3:53:07 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

RE: Fall of the Iron Curtain Here is an interesting remark from Homer T. Hodge concerning North Korean attitudes about that turn of events. --fl ============= Message 18648472 North Korea's military strategy remains an offensive strategy designed to achieve reunification by force. While the KPA has deployed forces to protect its coasts, airfields, and especially the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, the overall forward deployment of forces and, particularly, forward deployment of large numbers of long-range artillery underscore the offensive nature of its strategy. Renunciation of reunification as its premier goal, shifting to a defensive military strategy, or dismantling of the military force to achieve it would gravely undermine the raison d'etre of the regime. North Korean leaders see the demise of the Soviet Union as primarily the result of Gorbachev's "New Thinking," which included the shift of the Soviet Union's military strategy to "defensive defense." Therefore, regime survival depends on staying the course. Simply stated, Pyongyang cannot abandon its offensive military strategy.