04-18-2003, 01:15 AM
Quote: That President Bush, the elder, rejected such a policy as inconsistent with US long term aims, and even demured from rolling to Baghdad, when he had the chance, the capability, and the force in hand, for long term regional political reasons.
Actually, that would have been Colin Powell's suggestion as the Chair Joint Chiefs at the time, neh? Powell didn't want to pursue what he felt was a "massacre" for the lasting political and societal damage it could cause. Good call? Still up for debate.
I find it interesting that Bush 41 would reject Wolfowitz's doctrine and effectively sweep it under the rug to avoid any political backlash from such a WHACKO foreign policy doctrine...
...and Bush 43 embraced it like a lost child. Mostly, because Bush 43 WAS a lost child after 9/11. Mr. Frat-boy can hardly string a coherent sentence under pressure, much less make reputable decisions. Nothing like turning towards his Defense Secretary and getting told "what to do".
Quote:For the same reason that Barry Goldwater failed to get elected in 1964, extremists could expect to lose in any future election: too extreme don't cut it.Let's hear it for Democracy! You get to vote for the idiot that'll turn over his decisions to someone you've never heard of before, much less place in power. Extremist? Why run for election when your powerbrokers can just PUT you there, de facto.
As for them being "public", Occhi... it took alot of years to get their support together after the "censoring" that originally followed Wolfowitz's private release. 8 years, in fact. An "idea who's time has come", they would say.
Quote:Our government has always had, and been approached by, myriads of interest groups, all of whom are trying to influence policy. Some are more successful than others. The folks on The Hill know who they are, they have to in order to provide 'the advice and consent' element of their task.
The Vice-President, Defense Secretary and Deputy Defense Secretary constitute a "interest group"?
Sorry, Occhi... I'm still worried as hell.
*tips helm*
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If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.