The Next War by Caspar Weinberger, et al
Posted on 02/07/2003 9:34:51 PM PST by Pokey78
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:05:13 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Wait for a "smoking gun"? A gun only smokes after it's been fired.
I have known and worked closely with Colin Powell for many years. He has my highest respect. His presentation this week before the U.N. was brilliantly constructed, quite unanswerable and, to those with open minds, truly persuasive. After hearing Mr. Powell's airtight case against Saddam Hussein, there is only question left: Why not invade Iraq?
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The Next War by Caspar Weinberger, et al
Unless you have him confused with Casper Weinberger.
He had a ghost writer. The book is essentially a series of "novellas" in a knd of faux Clancy style, each about a potential "next war". Includes a grim assessment of the situation in Korea. Emphasis is on new technologies and "asymmetric" challenges. Message is: we need more of everything that the DoD needs and wants!
A good pun and I missed it.
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