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President bush might never convince Ted Kennedy, Martin Sheen, and Barbra Streisand to support war against Iraq. But he's got an even more important ally now: Oprah Winfrey. Date published: 10/13/2002
PRESIDENT BUSH might never convince Ted Kennedy, Martin Sheen, and Barbra Streisand to support war against Iraq. But he's got an even more important ally now: Oprah Winfrey. The queen of Feelings TV dedicated her show Wednesday to what we should think--"Think!" She actually used the word--about the prospects of war to topple Saddam Hussein. The seriousness with which she treated the subject should make CNN's Larry King and PBS' Charlie Rose blush. From the start, it was clear where our fair hostess was trying to steer the legions of Oprah Nation: toward the side of President Bush and the liberation of Iraq. "We're doing this show so that we can all begin to find the moral clarity which I believe we need before making monumental decisions that will change the fate of the world," she said. All bear witness to the intellectual breadth of Oprah! "Girls Night Out" on Monday. "The Fate of the World" on Wednesday. Stunning. Her first guest was Kenneth Pollack, a member of the Clinton administration's National Security Council in charge of U.S. policy on Iraq. Pollack is the author of "The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq," called by hawks and doves alike essential reading for those who want to understand Saddam Hussein. Oprah's Book Club may never command more respect. Forget about Bush "not making the case," says Pollack. The case is closed. "Iraq is uniquely threatening to the United States." Saddam has made use of terrorists in the past, and would do so again with biological and chemical weapons if he had the chance to improve his current capability which, for now, is "fairly limited." But the window to stop him is closing fast. Saddam is an unstable, unpredictable menace to the world who "doesn't think the way we do" (read: rationally), which is why reasonable measures like sanctions and weapons inspections are wholly ineffectual. "There are many countries around the world who thought that they could keep Saddam under control," Pollack told Oprah. "They failed to do so and they paid a very heavy price, ourselves included." What about people like former weapons inspector Scott Ritter, who claim Bush is exaggerating Saddam's weapons arsenal and desire to use it? Idiots.
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