THE DECISION: According to Matt
THE DECISION: According to Matt Drudge, last night was decision night at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: “President Bush on Wednesday night was to make the ultimate call whether to strike and invade Iraq with military force, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. A top White House source offered few details, but did reveal the president would make ...
THE DECISION: According to Matt Drudge, last night was decision night at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: "President Bush on Wednesday night was to make the ultimate call whether to strike and invade Iraq with military force, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. A top White House source offered few details, but did reveal the president would make a 'defining decision' by morning.... Plans for a major speech on Iraq next week by the president were under review. Bush might give Saddam a very short time period to disarm completely, perhaps as little as 72 hours, before military action." In related news, I just finished Richard Brookhiser's cover story in the Atlantic Monthly . It's not available on line, but it's a pretty good read -- if nothing else, it puts into perspective the role of Bush's faith in his decision-making. This summary is accurate: "He [Brookhiser] concludes that Bush's greatest strength is the clarity of his strategic and personal vision. His greatest weakness? Imagination."
THE DECISION: According to Matt Drudge, last night was decision night at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: “President Bush on Wednesday night was to make the ultimate call whether to strike and invade Iraq with military force, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. A top White House source offered few details, but did reveal the president would make a ‘defining decision’ by morning…. Plans for a major speech on Iraq next week by the president were under review. Bush might give Saddam a very short time period to disarm completely, perhaps as little as 72 hours, before military action.” In related news, I just finished Richard Brookhiser’s cover story in the Atlantic Monthly . It’s not available on line, but it’s a pretty good read — if nothing else, it puts into perspective the role of Bush’s faith in his decision-making. This summary is accurate: “He [Brookhiser] concludes that Bush’s greatest strength is the clarity of his strategic and personal vision. His greatest weakness? Imagination.”
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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