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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Doren who wrote (567437)	4/21/2004 3:49:11 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

So what's your point? As with anything you always have a 50/50 chance of being right...

To: Doren who wrote (567437)	4/21/2004 4:06:42 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"One can always avoid the unintended consequences of action through inaction. However, the failure to act, or to act effectively, still brings consequences. This was the story of the 1990s, and the reason why the global terror network was able to flourish. The United States had a weak, reactive leader. President Clinton instituted risk minimization strategies that sacrificed strategic objectives in favor of force protection. Hence, the reliance on air power and standoff attack weapons when a ground presence was needed. Likewise, the requirement of an exit strategy before action could be taken was an impediment to pragmatic strategic thinking. It imposed a prerequisite that, whether intended to or not, stymied action by placing the decision maker in a position where he was required to have perfect foresight. It was a futile attempt to negate unintended consequences through rigorous, endless prior planning. Message 20049442