-Kevin
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:51:35 -0500, Andy Ousterhout
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dana:
> So if you believe 1,2 & 7 you might do what Bush did with a few other Yes's
> mixed in. I don't see anything directly about the UN, but it is probably
> covered under 7. One could seriously argue that no further progress was
> possible and I believe that that was Bush's believe as well.
>
> I think that you could make a serious argument supporting 1 & 2. #3 is
> primarily up to you and one might argue that we had the resources during the
> start of reconstruction and didn't dedicate them. 4 I think is met. 5 is
> more rhetorical than anything, 6 is probably a no over any multi-year
> timeframe.
>
> Now, how would you take into consideration an election in 2 years, ensuring
> that you couldn't act 1 year later. Can you just image the screams about an
> starting a war to win an election? And 1 year after (why didn't you tell us
> about this?).
>
> Bottom line, while we should discuss the quality of information upon which his
> information was based, I am not so sure that a reasonable person wouldn't
> reach the same conclusion if he/she had GW's call.
>
> Andy
>
> 1. Is the US being seriously threatened?
> 2. Is a vital US interest at stake?
> 3. Will we commit sufficient resources to win?
> 4. Are the objectives clearly defined?
> 5. Will we sustain the commitment?
> 6. Is there reasonable expectation that the public and Congress will support
> the operation?
> 7. Have we exhausted our other options?
>
>
>
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