Moments of Clarity
There are several a dangers for all those strongly involved in politics. In the heat of a campaign it is common to resort to exaggerations, distortions, or even untruths in order to win. This “political rhetoric,” while hard to defend, is usually written off as simply the result of “getting caught up in the campaign.” […]
Read More..>>Iraq War – Should we Leave? Part VII
Last time I argued that leaving before the job is done, is not really anti-war, or a push for peace, but really an argument for a more difficult and costly Gulf War III at sometime in the future. Thus, while we are bringing democracy to Iraq, it is not primarily for the Iraqi that we […]
Read More..>>Iraq War – Should we Leave? Part V
Last time I looked at the inconsistency involved in the anti-wars movement’s supposed concern for the Iraqi people and their opposition then later support for sanctions. But this is not the only place where they anti-war crowd has consistency problems. One thing I really find strange about the anti-war crowds calls to leave Iraq now, […]
Read More..>>Iraq War – Should we Leave? Part I
In the previous posts I have looked back at the question of should we have gone to war in Iraq, and despite the fact that large stockpiles of WMDs were not found, on balance the reasons for going to war are still valid. But whether or not we should have gone into Iraq, the fact […]
Read More..>>Iraq War – Should we have gone? Part III
In the last two parts I looked at the WMDs and humanitarian reasons for going to War. While, when put into context, I believe these justified going to war, I do not believe that these were the most important reasons. The most important reason for the removal of Saddam was not only a valid strategic […]
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