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"The most influential neoconservative in academe," Eliot Cohen now serves Secretary Rice as a special advisor on major problems of foreign policy. The man wants the "overthrow" of the Iranian regime. He wants the president to force his hesitant generals to do the right thing and attack Iran. So here's a man to watch..."

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jordan11
March 7, 2007, 9:53 a.m.
Rice hired a yes man. They only surround themselves with those who agree with themselves, and will give the same message to the American people.
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Amazing1
March 7, 2007, 9:59 a.m.
I think Rice hired a cheerleader. Someone to whoop everyone up about more war. This guy sounds like a fruit cake with plenty of nuts.
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quiescence
March 7, 2007, 11:33 a.m.
The story did not make mention of it, but unfortunately, though not surprisingly, Eliot Cohen is also a member of the PNAC cabal:
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/entity.jsp?enti
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not2needy
March 7, 2007, 1:52 p.m.
She hired what she thought her party needed, a war hawk, more of the same. Nothing they do surprises me!
The PNAC issue scares the hell out of me. Libby and Rummy who are 2 of the founders are no longer on their jobs, but that doesn't really mean anything with the PNAC!
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GoldStandard
March 7, 2007, 2:43 p.m.
Iran should have been defeated years ago, but nobody has been willing to step up and do it. Iran will not go away, and it will not listen to "sanctions" and "warnings" by an impotent U.N.
http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4915
http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle
http://www.danielpipes.org/article/4097
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ChefEOD
March 7, 2007, 8:04 p.m.
Let me see if I have this correct; many here are calling for the "overthrow" of the Bush administration and probably will accept nothing less than burning him at the stake but condemn the idea of overthrowing the Iranian government?