Reply #12: mainer writes:

[Donna Zen]

interesting that Hackworth (who opposed the Iraq attack) is so supportive of the Clark candidacy.

Because Clark opposed the war. The resolution to go to the UN is a separate thing altogether. And actually, when one thinks about the resolution, it did gain the traction it was supposed to; the inspectors were in. The problem was not going to the UN, the problem was going to war.

Imagine in some alternative universe that instead of going to war, we had kept and strengthened the inspectors with blue helmets on the ground with NGO's. (Carnegie Foundation plan) Today_Iraqis would be a stronger people, Saddam would remain in his palace but growing weaker by the day because 40,000 troops were on his borders. The more humanitarian aid and contact with the outside world the UN supplied, the more hearts and minds could be won.

We all know that PNAC's goals have little-less-nothing to do with the people in Iraq. That's why the regime never wanted "yes" for an answer.