We’ll be saying more about this later. But watch Colin Powell’s trip through Europe. On the surface, this is an effort at fence-mending with NATO allies after the lead-up to war and an attempt to make plans for post-war Iraq. In fact, this looks more like a three way battle between Europe, the State Department and the Pentagon, with Colin Powell trying to leverage the Europeans — and particularly Tony Blair — against the AEI faction at the Pentagon. Let’s hope he’s able to pull it off. On the other hand, in his battles with the hawks, look at his track record.
