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Friday, August 30, 2002

The war matrix.


Invade
Iraq ?
Yes, the sooner the better. Yes, with conditions:
UN resolution,
approval by Congress,
or better preparation.
Let's discuss it.
What about a
post-Hussein Iraq?
Unknown;
won't say.
Have doubts. Try
inspections first. Or
need connection to 9-11
No.
Or require evidence
that Iraq is close to
having nuclear weapons.
Bush Admin. D. Cheney, D. Rumsfeld,
R. Pearl, P. Wolfowitz,
C. Rice
      C. Powell, R. Armitage  
Republicans T. DeLay, F. Thompson J. McCain J. Warner, A. Spector   R. LaHood, S.Collins C. Hagel, P. Roberts,
D. Army
Democrats J. Lieberman   D. Feinstein, P. Leahy T. Daschle,
many others
  J. Kerry, C. Levin
Old Guard A. Haig J. Baker, H. Kissinger     Z. Brzezinski B. Scowcroft, L. Eagleburger,
M. Albright
Military         Pentagon N. Schwarzkopf, A. Zinni
Neocons W. Kristol, C. Krauthammer,
R. Lowry, F. Barnes,
J. Podhoretz
         
Pundits B. Safire, M. Kelly,
A. Sullivan, D. Frum
G. Will, J. Pinkerton,
F. Ajami
T. Friedman M. Shields,
D. Gergen
J. Kemp B. Novak, A. Huffington
International Israel     Japan Britain Europe, Turkey, Iran,
Jordan, Saudia Arabia,
Egypt, Pakistan,
India, China
Press The New Republic,
Weekly Standard,
Wall Street Journal
  Los Angeles Times (?)   New York Times  


red = no military service, blue = military service (sometimes intelligence or other non-combatant position)

Sources:
Debate within the GOP, old Bush hands: 1, 2
Congressional approval / hearings: 1, 2
International opinion: 1, 2, 3, 4
Pundits: 1, 2, 3, 4

NOTE: This matrix captures the situation at the end of August. Since then, especially because of political forces in play, some of the individuals have shifted positions (e.g. Powell moving towards "Yes").


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