But it seems that one of the best-known conservative bloggers has come to the same uneasy conclusion that I have about the Iraq war.
The one anti-war argument that, in retrospect, I did not take seriously enough was a simple one. It was that this war was noble and defensible but that this administration was simply too incompetent and arrogant to carry it out effectively. I dismissed this as facile Bush-bashing at the time. I was wrong.
I backed the war originally (though I held my nose – I certainly wouldn’t call it noble). Unfortunately, I don’t think the aftermath of the war could have been managed worse by the US.
I am relieved to find early pictures showing Brits also abusing Iraqi prisoners “were false”:http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/20983.htm, though it seems there “may have been some bad apples after all”:http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/story.jsp?story=521760.
There are always some bad apples, esp. with modern recruiting tactics, n’est pas?
(test comment 🙂
Comment by Harald — 18 May 2004 @ 2:46 pm
It appears now the US is laying the plans for a draft.
Or rather, individual reservists, not part of any military unit but with a continuing obligation to serve, are being called up (or plans being made to call them up). See http://www.washingtonmonthly.com
A form of stealth draft.
If anyone says ‘we can see light at the end of the tunnel’ I am going to scream, I swear.
If you check Iowa Electronic Markets you will note the price of a Kerry vote share has started to rise a little, after a long slump.
Comment by John — 19 May 2004 @ 7:52 am