Scowcroft Hammers G.W. Bush, Cheney, Rice, and this Administration's Naive

Scowcroft Hammers G.W. Bush, Cheney, Rice, and this Administration's Naive Foreign Policy

By Steve Clemons | bio

From: Foreign Affairs

Jeffrey Goldberg has written a materful article, "Breaking Ranks: What Turned Brent Scowcroft Against the Bush Administration?" which appears in the October 31 edition of The New Yorker (scheduled to hit news stands tomorrow).
I have the article. It is stunning. Even Bush 41 nudges his son's administration with some passages, that though elliptical, are clearly criticisms of George W. Bush's penchant to have followers who affirm his views rather than challenge them.

Here is one short passage from the Jeffrey Goldberg piece to give some flavor:


When I asked Scowcroft if the son was different from the father, he said, "I don't want to go there," but his dissatisfaction with the son's agenda could not have been clearer. When I asked him to name issues on which he agrees with the younger Bush, he said, "Afghanistan." He paused for twelve seconds. Finally, he said, "I think we're doing well on Europe," and left it at that.
I have excerpted many other clips from this important article here, but I recommend that you read every last word of the piece when it comes out.