[lbo-talk] war as a lesson to the world

Jeet Heer jeet at sturdynet.com
Sat Apr 5 19:00:14 PST 2003


I figured the war was a lesson to other countries not the cross the US, but am surprised to see that they are saying so openly...

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/06/international/worldspecial/06POLI.html?pag ewanted=print&position=top

2003 Viewing the War as a Lesson to the World By DAVID E. SANGER

ASHINGTON, April 5 - Shortly after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld issued a stark warning to Iran and Syria last week, declaring that any "hostile acts" they committed on behalf of Iraq might prompt severe consequences, one of President Bush's closest aides stepped into the Oval Office to warn him that his unpredictable defense secretary had just raised the specter of a broader confrontation.

Mr. Bush smiled a moment at the latest example of Mr. Rumsfeld's brazenness, recalled the aide. Then he said one word - "Good" - and went back to work.

It was a small but telling moment on the sidelines of the war. For a year now, the president and many in his team have privately described the confrontation with Saddam Hussein as something of a demonstration conflict, an experiment in forcible disarmament. It is also the first war conducted under a new national security strategy, which explicitly calls for intervening before a potential enemy can strike.



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