This PBS program investigates the White House policy disputes between Secretary of State Colin Powell, who advocated diplomacy and containment of foreign enemies, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, who along with Vice President Dick Cheney a nd Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, argued forcefully for war with Iraq. The development of a United States foreign policy of preemptive military action is traced. Originally broadcast on February 20, 2003. Filmmaker Michael Kirk; narrator Will Lyma n. Letterboxed. Closed captioned.