In that Thursday Wall Street Journal op-ed, Mr. Scowcroft makes three main discernable claims: First, that Saddams goals have little in common with the terrorists who threaten us, and there is little incentive for him to make common cause with them.

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The main thrust - at least of the Pentagon leaders' portion - was telegraphed in an op.ed. published in the Wall Street Journal last week by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

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