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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (134660)	5/27/2004 9:44:59 PM
From: dumbmoney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

We can speculate endlessly about improbable things that might someday happen. The fact remains that containment worked. Quite contrary to the "grave and gathering" threat proclaimed by Bush, Saddam was only getting weaker. The Iraq war was a war of choice, a foolish choice. But I guess when you've had four heart attacks, you tend to get impatient.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (134660)	5/28/2004 12:34:07 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Although Zinni is a good diplomat, his defense of the purely military aspects of containment seemed a bit too emphatic. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that containment was never a purely military thing. Whether the invasion ws necessary is at the core of things a political decision that generals are incompetent to make. I'm quite disappointed in Zinni, who seemed to me to carry many of the qualities one expects in a top commander. He clearly knows better than to limit containment to military issues. Perhaps I'll prove it with his own words. I suppose he wants to be a player. And players have to play, even if dishonestly, I suppose. Ah, well, here we are. Didn't take long. Zinni praising Pollack's book, which is premised in large part on the fact that containment was breaking down: bookfinder.us And here's more. A stinging critique of Desert Fox, for which CENTCOM under Zinni was responsible. csis.org