Insider Doubts  

 

U.S. Diplomat's Letter of Resignation New York Times February 27, 2003

The text of John Brady Kiesling's letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. Mr. Kiesling is a career diplomat who has served in United States embassies from Tel Aviv to Casablanca to Yerevan.

 

"Iraq: The Doubters Grow," The Nation (editorial) Sept. 2, 2002

...the concerns among the country's elite deserve widespread public attention. They can be compressed into nine critical questions

James Webb, "Heading for Trouble"  Washington Post Sept 4, 2002

Do we really want to occupy Iraq for the next 30 years? asks Webb who served as  assistant secretary of defense and secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration

Todd S. Purdum and Patrick E. Tyler, "Top Republicans Break With Bush on Iraq Strategy" New York Times August 16, 2002

Joshua Micah Marshall,  "The Pentagon's internal war"   Salon August 9, 2002

The relationship between career military officers and their civilian bosses at the Pentagon are the worst they've been, some insiders say, in more than 20 years, even more divisive than they were during the Clinton years. There is no clear resolution to it, and particularly in the near future, the rift could have dangerous consequences.

Steven Mufson, "Scowcroft Urges Caution Towards Iraq" Washington Post August 5. 2002

Thomas Ricks, "Some Top Military Brass Favor Status Quo in Iraq " Washington Post July 28, 2002

Despite President Bush's repeated bellicose statements about Iraq, many senior U.S. military officers contend that President Saddam Hussein poses no immediate threat and that the United States should continue its policy of containment rather than invade Iraq to force a change of leadership in Baghdad.

Jason Vest, "U.S. Army Documents Warn of Occupation Hazards," Village Voice March 15-19,200

Richard Norton-Taylor and Julian Borger,  "Iraq attack plans alarm top military" Guardian, July 30, 2002

Jason Vest, "Help from the Hill: Military insiders want someone to derail Bush's plans for Iraq" The American Prospect August 5, 2002

Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni (Ret.) "A General's View" Center for Defense Information

Zinni was commander in chief of the U.S. Central Command, which commands U.S. forces in much of the Middle East and Central Asia, during 1997-2000. He was the first to have served previously as deputy commander in chief of the command. He had also been deputy commanding general of the combined task force during Operation Provide Comfort immediately after the Gulf War, and commander of the combined task force for Operation United Shield.

After a speech about the Israeli-Palestinian peace process to the Economic Club of Florida on August 23, 2002, he made  comments in response to a question about a war against Iraq.

General Wesley Clark, "An Army of One?"  Washington Monthly September 2002

In the war on terrorism, alliances are not an obstacle to victory. They're the key to it.

 

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