From: Adam Flinton 

John Beckett wrote:

> "Geo."  wrote in message
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>>My point is the guy who hasn't made a huge mistake of initiating a
pre-emptive
>>war on a false premise is already ahead of the game.
>
>
> What about the Reagan argument? It's obvious to many people that Reagan
> was missing quite a few screws while President. Yet, other people now say
> that Reagan was a master tactician (or a master delegator - take your
> pick). The USSR didn't just fail - it was all due to the masterly tactics
> of the Reagan administration.
>
> So, maybe Bush will later be credited with some greatness?? Of course (so
> it might be said), he had to SAY that the war was for WMD. But actually,
> he was (for example), just letting the world know that the US would go
> anywhere and do anything if there was a suspicion of someone backing
> terrorism. That's a pretty powerful message to regimes everywhere.
>
> I'm not promoting the above argument. I'm just curious whether it has made
> much ground, or is likely to (in some circles).
>
> John
>
It is the best argument for many more countries aquiring nukes & long
range delivery systems yet made.

Adam

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