10-09-2007, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by rdorman
Thanks for posting a link to Brent Scowcroft's article. I found it interesting in a hind-sight sort of way. Obviously, he was right in certain respects and not in others. Too bad none of us own a crystal ball! In reading his description of Iraq, Saddam and his goals, I could not help but to think about a pre-war Japan. I would imagine that Scowcroft, today, does not approve of the invasion of Iraq but he might phrase it as a pre-emptive strike. I don't think any one has any illusions about Saddam's desire to recreate the map of the Middle East.
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RDorman,
There are a number of interesting ideas held by Scowcroft and others. You might find this an interesting read. Someone on CC sent me this link a while ago and we had a multipage discussion about it. http://nationaljournal.com/about/njw...06/0915nj1.htm
Despite JT Toads comment about Monday morning QB'ing, I was posting my predictions on this site before many of the events actually happened. The stuff I nailed pales in comparison to some of the predictions by some of the people mentioned in that article. I work with cause and effect rather than what is 'right' for the US (and to hell with the rest of the world) that most everyone else on this forum seems to go with.
Steve
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