[Rhodes22-list] Next stop Baghdad

[brad haslett]

Ed,

I don't subscribe to "Foreign Affairs", I only buy it
when something gets my attention.  I don't know
whether its available online or not but your local
library should have it.  While in Florida last month
sailing I stopped at a pizza joint and while waiting
picked up a Time magazine.  I thought it was current
because it was all about eliminating Saddam Hussain
until the article kept referring to President Clinton.
 The magazine was five years old and in the middle of
the "blow job" scandal.  I took the magazine but have
since given it away (Nov 1998, available as well at
the library).  The general concensus at the time was
that something needed to be done about Saddam, he had
just kicked out the inspectors.  I'm on the road and
would love to go beserk on this subject but there's
five people behind me waiting for their chance at the
computer.  More insight tomorrow.  Billy had a lot of
good folks around him, but didn't act,  blame it on
Ken Star.  The boy just had diversions.  

Brad
--- Kroposki <kroposki@innova.net> wrote:
> Brad,
> 	I was interested in your reference to Kenneth
> Pollack.  For Stan
> and Bill's information, this guy was a Bill Clinton
> advisor on Iraq.  Is
> the article you mentioned on line?    
> 				Ed K
> 
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> Stan,
> 
> Ah, how intelligent minds think alike!  Its very
> interesting how we've heard so little from the
> "em-beds" in the north.  We really don't know what
> we
> have there in the way of power. Unlike the South
> where
> our manpower is being diverted by cleaning up the
> "goon squads" the Kurds present a natural defense. 
> Swartzkoph made and end run that no one saw coming
> and
> it seems only reasonable that Franks has a trick
> card
> to play as well. Much has been said about the
> logistical problems of such a long supply line.  BS,
> you can FedEx whatever you need from the States in
> 10
> hours to Kuwait City and two more by helicopter to
> the
> field (its being done).  I re-read an article from
> the
> March/April 2002 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine
> titled "Next Stop Baghdad?" by Kenneth Pollack.  So
> far, the diplomatic course has played out exactly as
> he predicted and the war is following a close
> pattern
> as well. But as the EPA says "your mileage may
> vary".
> 
> Brad 
> --- General Boats <wwrhodes@rhodes22.com> wrote:
> > think I would like to play.
> > 
> > I say the war will be won from the North.  a)
> since
> > Turkey has not
> > cooperated, it would be unexpected.  b) unlike the
> > citizens in the South,
> > the Kurds are itching to fight for "our cause", 
> c)
> > we have airfields that
> > are working for us. Put me in charge. I can handle
> > it from here.
> > 
> > stan/gbi
> > 
> > brad haslett wrote:
> > 
> > > New War Show Lets Audience Call Shots
> > > (2003-03-27) -- When it comes to military
> > strategy,
> > > studies show that the average TV viewer knows
> more
> > > than the best commanders in the field. That's
> why
> > > network executives are so excited about the
> > potential
> > > for "The War Show."
> > >
> > > The new multi-hour daily drama 'virtually
> embeds'
> > TV
> > > viewers in military units in the field. Equipped
> > with
> > > nothing more than satellite TV, a chalk board
> and
> > a
> > > cell phone, the randomly-selected TV viewers
> will
> > > command legions of troops in battle against the
> > enemy.
> > >
> > > "We know this show will be a ratings hit," said
> an
> > > unnamed network spokesman. "Our only concern is
> > that
> > > with ordinary TV viewers calling the shots, the
> > war
> > > will be over too soon."
> > >
> > > The War Show's producers acknowledge they may
> > "throw a
> > > few curves" to make the show last longer. For
> > example,
> > > "we may provide the enemy with detailed
> > information
> > > about strategy, timing and troop movements, just
> > to
> > > make it interesting
> > >
> > >
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