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Originally posted by onetime2
Interesting article. I agree with some parts and have to question his agenda on others. He appears to be setting himself up for a political run. Perhaps Wesley Clark's new career is appealing to him. I also seem to recall him going to Israel trying to broker peace with the Palestinians.
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That's kind of washed out with the last line:
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But Zinni vows that he has learned a lesson. Reminded that he endorsed Bush in 2000, he says, "I'm not going to do anything political again -- ever. I made that mistake one time."
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Colin Powell sent him as a special envoy, trying to work with Abbas before that fell apart.
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