>Woodwards latest book is interesting, in the excerpts I've seen he makes a compelling case for lack of leadership. I like Bob Barr's (LP candidate, former CIA) opinion on what he would have done...sent in a black ops team to take our Saddam and his sons. End of problem.

As you might imagine that was certainly my first choice. Of course if it had been me, we would have embedded deeply with him during the Iran-Iraq war, giving Iran a bit more to think about, then been in place to help some ambitious general in his officer corps to move up.

What I really want to see someday is the real story of the Arms for Hostages thing. Given the players, I have some theories that it was a whole lot more complex and subtle than anything we saw in the hearings on tv. Singlaub and Secord and Felix Rodriguez looked kind of funny in a hearing room, but those guys were the real deal and supplying enemies with very sophisticated electronics techonology has lots of interesting potential.


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>>It is worth mentioning that public approval or disapproval does not necessarily indicate wisdom, one way or the other. Referendum is interesting, but not entirely the best way to form policy. i am not saying that approval or disapproval of the public - either foreign or domestic - is unimportant, only that it can't be the only factor in deciding extremely complex questions - especially when they are life and death issues.