Dr. Brin wrote: > > > From: Dan Minette [mailto:dsummersminet@;houston.rr.com] > > > > > In short, the practical way to stop a unipolar world is not > > > for the US to > > > promise to get permission before it acts at all. Rather, it > > > is for other > > > countries to be able to actually act, instead of just telling > > > the US how to > > > act. > > > I can agree with this without agreeing with our present dogwag > frenzy, wasting our leadership capital on something both meaningless > and stupid.
And, in light of our recent discussions, this fascinating and thought-provoking interview with retired general Anthony Zinni in Salon: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/10/17/zinni/index.html Zinni... 'also took issue with hawks in and around the administration who downplay the importance of Arab sentiment in the region. "I'm not sure which planet they live on," Zinni said, "because it isn't the one that I travel." And he challenged their suggestion that installing a new Iraqi government will not be especially difficult. "God help us," he said, "if we think this transition will occur easily." ' This is my concern, and why I *don't* support the "war is a go-go" fever. I'd love for Hussein to be gone, but I want to see the evidence, not speculation on whatever hypothetical doomsday devices he's possibly building. I also noticed that Gen. Zinni shares Dr. Brin's admiration for George Marshall. Heh. Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Silence. I am watching television." - Spider Jerusalem _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
