Sunday, February 03, 2002

Clintonism Shredded 3 February 2002: "... Ms. Albright should be excused; the policies she executed as Bill Clinton’s secretary of state are in tatters. She being forced to witness the president opting for the uncompromising line on terrorism advocated by vice president Richard Cheney, defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, and dropping the more moderate line of her successor. Secretary of state Colin Powell is politically isolated."  "The White House has made it clear it will have no patience with the uncommitted. Hard line US Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz was sent to Munich to warn European allies that Washington would take a dim view of anyone who tried to sit on the fence." [Debka] 12:35:36 PM    comment  []

... Furthermore, the need to protect Persian Gulf oil is a myth, as economists across the political spectrum agree. Saudi Arabia and the other Persian Gulf nations need to sell oil more than the United States (and other countries) need to buy it. CHARLES PEÑA Washington, Jan. 29, 2002 The writer is a senior defense policy analyst, Cato Institute. [letter to editor, NYT] 12:02:16 PM    comment  []