A politico-tactical justification for the strikes

[Carl Remick]

> Do you really think Clinton would commit the 
> U.S. army to a
> ground invasion where there's a serious risk the enemy might 
> actually shoot
> back effectively? With hundreds, thousands of possible U.S. 
> casualties?
> Hard to believe.

It's equally hard to believe that it's Clinton -- not Reagan, not Bush
-- who has nearly exhausted the nation's supply of cruise missiles.  The
Balkans bombing campaign has proved a complete fiasco, and I think sheer
desperation could draw the Administration into on-the-ground involvement
soon, despite a horrendous domestic backlash.  It's certainly happened
before. (Hey, hey, LBJ!)

Yep, we're waist-deep in muddy water once more -- getting sucked deeper
and deeper into the quagmire.

Carl Remick