PBS Frontline - The War Behind Closed Doors

PBS Frontline - The War Behind Closed Doors (Feb 20th 2003) In "The War Behind Closed Doors," FRONTLINE traces the inside story of how those advisers -- calling themselves "neo-Reaganites," "neo-conservatives," or simply "hawks" -- set out to achieve the most dramatic change in American foreign policy in half a century: a grand strategy, formally articulated in the National Security Strategy released last September, that is based on preemption rather than containment and calls for the bold assertion of American power and influence around the world. Through interviews with key Republican insiders, foreign policy analysts, and longtime White House observers, the report reveals how America got to the brink of war with Iraq -- and how a war and its aftermath will put these advisers' big idea to the test. "The War Behind Closed Doors" follows a long-running policy battle between two of Washington's most powerful insiders and the philosophies they represent: Secretary of State Colin Powell and Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. Powell, who held the top military job at the Pentagon under President George H.W. Bush and other powerful posts at the highest levels of government, is a cautious realist who represents the establishment's abiding belief in diplomacy and the containment of foreign enemies. Wolfowitz, who built a career as a smart and tough hardliner at the Departments of State and Defense, champions the idea of preemption, striking first to defend America and to project its democratic values. At the time the Gulf War ended in 1991, Powell was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Wolfowitz was deputy secretary of defense for policy, the third-highest ranking civilian in then-Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney's Pentagon. Powell was instrumental in stopping the war short of going to Baghdad and removing Saddam Hussein. Wolfowitz and other hardliners were less than enthusiastic about that decision. More info here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/iraq/etc/synopsis.html WMV File Details ===================================================================================== Name.........: PBS Frontline (Feb 2003) The War Behind Closed Doors (53m40s) ConRes.wmv Filesize.....: 93.2 MB (97,795,141 bytes) Runtime......: 00:52:40 Video Codec..: None (ASF .wmv file) Video Bitrate: 241 kb/s Audio Codec..: None Audio Bitrate: 195 kb/s Frame Size...: 320x240 Ripper ......: p2P2p Peace :) http://conspiracyresearch.org (Forums, Wiki, Blogs) http://conspiracycentral.net:6969 (Educational Tracker)