jimbo ......
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can't argue with the slant on P Wolfowitz ........
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appears to be an opinion shared by many ..... and fairly well documented .........

basically traces back to the comment I made about 'nothing was done for 20+ years'. The 'nothing' was diplomacy. Weinberger, Powell, others on one side - favoring diplomacy, etc. Shultz, Wolfowitz, plus others on the opposite side - with more hardline views.
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9-11 tipped the scales in the favor of the hardliners. Diplomacy .... etc .... was moved aside - and replaced with pre-emption ..... and/or the threat ........