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| Bush Says He Is Listening to Criticism on Iraq |
| 2002-08-17 |
| President Bush said he knows that top members of his own party are breaking with his strategy on Iraq and he is "listening." That's a good sign. He's not rushing into it blindly... "I am aware that very intelligent people are expressing their opinions about Saddam Hussein, Iraq, and I'm listening carefully to what they have to say," Bush told reporters Friday. Senior Republicans in Congress and from past administrations have challenged that strategy, saying it is precipitous and lacks support from key allies. These critics include former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; retired Gen. Brent Scowcroft, who was national security adviser to Bush's father; Lawrence Eagleburger, who served as secretary of state under Bush's father; and House Majority Leader Dick Armey. Some of it's carping, some of it's timidity, some of it's the desire to be in charge — and he has to sift through it all to find which comments are valid. There's the danger, because we whacked Sammy and his minions so hard in the Gulf War, of expecting to do the same thing again. Part of Schawtzkopf's victory was due to his intentional overestimation of the Fouth Largest Army in the World™. He treated them like they were a real army, and if they'd been a real army they'd have given us a fight. Franks isn't Schawtzkopf. The carpers were out in full force leading up to Gulf War I, too, using most of the same arguments, by the way... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 I don't think it matters if there are "divisions" as long as the Tomahawks are on back-order. Once Fedex drops them off to the fleet things'll move faster... |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-08-17 09:00:49 |
| #1 To wit yesterday's opinionjournal.com, Kissinger is not opposed to war on Iraq as much as he insists that we make a comprehensive committment to post-bellum reconstruction; certain liberal elements want to delay the war and make it seem like there is more division then there is. |
| Posted by: Brian 2002-08-17 08:46:50 |