It is the daily behavior of this one-track President that is irritating even the usually compliant White House press corp. Day after day, his repetitively belligerent sound bites and his unrevealed "intelligence" declarations about Iraq have been wearing thin. A Los Angeles Times poll on December 17th found that seventy two percent of respondents, including sixty percent of Republicans, "said the President has not provided enough evidence to justify starting a war with Iraq."
On October 11th, the Washington Post reported that the former military commander for the Middle East, retired Marine Gen. Anthony C, Zinni, is opposed "to a U.S.-led invasion of Iraq." Zinni believes Iraq is already contained and that the U.S. has other priorities in the Middle East. Adding that General Zinni is "widely respected in the U.S. Military," the Post concludes its report by saying that a retired three-star General said that Zinni's concerns "are widely shared by many in the leadership of the military but aren't universal."
There are few doubts, however, among the covey of "chicken hawks" surrounding Mr. Bush. These men, including Vice President Dick Cheney, supported the Vietnam War in the Sixties but wanted other Americans to do the fighting.
On October 11th, the Washington Post reported that the former military commander for the Middle East, retired Marine Gen. Anthony C, Zinni, is opposed "to a U.S.-led invasion of Iraq." Zinni believes Iraq is already contained and that the U.S. has other priorities in the Middle East. Adding that General Zinni is "widely respected in the U.S. Military," the Post concludes its report by saying that a retired three-star General said that Zinni's concerns "are widely shared by many in the leadership of the military but aren't universal."
There are few doubts, however, among the covey of "chicken hawks" surrounding Mr. Bush. These men, including Vice President Dick Cheney, supported the Vietnam War in the Sixties but wanted other Americans to do the fighting.