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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (27731)	9/15/2003 9:44:09 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Cheney was influential advocate of policy in Iraq bayarea.com <<...Cheney, arguably the most influential member of Bush's inner circle, took the lead in pushing for Saddam Hussein's removal. He was also among the most optimistic in assessing the prospects for postwar Iraq, predicting that U.S. troops would be greeted as liberators. "His influence was at the starting point. He planted the seeds and the seeds grew into what he wanted," said retired Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, who worked in the Pentagon office that dealt with postwar planning. "The vice president was a player in this policy." Another senior administration official said Cheney "has been the most powerful engine behind the Iraq policy from the start." The official, who was unwilling to be identified as criticizing administration policy, said Cheney tipped the balance in internal debates by siding with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld over Powell...>>