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...Yugoslavia, for example, President Bush, Pentagon officials and other military experts have been openly skeptical about what military force can achieve. They often cite fear of being drawn into a "quagmire" as reasons for avoiding the use of force. Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney expresses this view with particular vigor. It is apparent that because the situation in Yugoslavia seems so messy--because the prospects of a speedy solution seem uncertain--the president has determined that no action is the right action. But he is wrong...
...unblushingly supports the Seawolf, along with another hyperexpensive program that the Pentagon wants to kill: the vertical takeoff V-22 Osprey, costing $40 million each. For his part, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Al Gore wants to keep open the assembly line for M1-A1 tanks, which Defense Secretary Dick Cheney announced plans for closing two years...
Bush and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney furiously denied the Times story and the implication that the President would attack Saddam to give himself a boost in the polls. But the two men were being disingenuous in their categorical dismissal of the Times report, since there was a secret scheme to attack Saddam if the U.N. team's mission had ended in failure. A few days later, the allies announced plans to carve out a security zone in southern Iraq, home of a persistent Shi'ite insurgency, that would be off limits to Saddam's combat aircraft. "We are not doing...
...away, the mini-debate over Bosnia is instructive. Both Bush and Clinton were saying the same thing. What Marlin Fitzwater called "reckless" -- Clinton's suggestion that the U.S. seek U.N. authorization for selective bombing to safeguard the relief of Sarajevo -- virtually repeated the prescriptions of Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney. Clinton barely overstepped the cautious line the Bush Administration has been following...
...Bush campaign and White House -- and who opposed the choice of Quayle in 1988 -- wants him replaced. Officials friendly with Baker, however, deny this, explaining that Baker's own presidential ambitions would not be served if one of his potential rivals in 1996 -- say, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney -- were elevated to the vice presidency...