Antiwar protests increase probability of war

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Originally posted by jaguar
The point i'm trying to make is that a war on Iraq is not based on who poses the biggest risk to international stability or even the United States but who makes a good punching bag to help boost bush in the opinion polls.

For some time now, demonstrated are how the battles are fought inside this American government. Going right back to the threatened war over a silly spy plane. Repeatedly referred are policies advocated by Wolfowitz. Especially critical is the 1992 Wolfowitz memo that is a centerpiece of the Bush Doctrine.

Last night, Frontline provided interviews from people who are there. We have the Realists - such as Brent Scrocroft and James Bakers of the George Sr administration. We have Colin Powell of the moderates - a man whose attempt in the UN was to legitimize a war in Iraq so that this administration does not enter into war illegally. And we have the neo-conservatives or neo-Reaganites who claim America can attack anyone that America demeans a threat. America has the right to force democracy on other nations. That is the Bush Doctrine. A sort of "we know who is evil and reserve the right to attack evil". Again, everything in 'black and white' and only the president knows evil when he sees it.

http://www.pbs.org/frontline

The piece is so full of facts that I need a yellow highlighter. Entitled "The War Behind Closed Doors". It is 'must see TV'. Don't know when it will play again.

Notce when George Jr decided Saddam should be removed - and why. We have the right to assasinate another world leader? WMD are only an excuse. But this is fundamental. If you don't understand the debate about containment verses pre-emption, then you don't understand how the George Jr administration thinks.

I am contantly reminded of a comment by Colin Powell about Christine Whitman - the wind dummy.