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Wednesday, December 04, 2002

# Posted 12:30 PM by Ariel David Adesnik  

DOVES, HAWKS & VULTURES: Conventional wisdom tells us that doves like Powell are fighting against hawks like Cheney to control US foreign policy. But does this simple division leave out the most important figure in the policy process? No, not George Bush. Karl Rove. This column argues that Bush is letting Saddam twist in the wind, only to take him out just before the 2004 election. The purpose of this strategy is to ensure that W. does not repeat H.W.'s mistake of winning a war so early on that his momentum is lost before election day.

Disclaimer: I think that this argument is a lot of hooey, poppycock, balderdash and, to get to the point, bullshit. It present no actual evidence that Rove is behind US foreign policy decisions. It's author is credible however -- a fellow at a British insitute for defence studies. And, of course, the column was published in The Guardian. Still, thinking outside the box isn't such a bad thing.
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