[Maynerd]

"Brent Scowcroft, who was national security adviser for President Bush's father, entered the debate on the planning for postwar Iraq today. He warned in a speech in Oslo that the United States and Britain could provoke a backlash in the Arab world, including a surge in anti-American terrorism, if they insist on a dominant role in running Iraq"

I wish these retired generals would fade away. This guy thinks he's still directing and implementing the failed policies of Bush 41.

[algol]

could provoke a backlash in the Arab world, including a surge in anti-American terrorism,

Thereby providing us with more excuses to go in and clean them out. (Although apparently we're doing a pretty good job of catching them before they carry out anything.)

Bring 'em on.

(Anway, they haven't insisted on a dominant role other than long enough for Iraq to run things on its own. But who knows how long that will take.)