] Among the many people quoted in the Atlantic is Jeffrey
] Record, a professor of strategy at the Army War College,
] who summed up a good deal of the thinking in Washington
] now: "Are we better off in basic security than before we
] invaded Iraq? The answer is no. An unnecessary war has
] consumed American Army and other ground resources, to the
] point where we have nothing left in the cupboard for
] another contingency -- for instance, should the North
] Koreans decide that with the Americans completely
] absorbed in Iraq, now is the time to do something."

When the Army War College says one thing and the White House says the opposite, I think I'm going to have to go with the guys who have a clue. The Army.

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