I never believed that Gregg Easterbrook was an antisemite, despite some poorly chosen words, but this post makes me think that he is a fool. Excerpt:
If we went in to stop a banned-weapons program genuinely believing one existed, and now know one did not exist, then our military must depart immediately. This is the only honorable course.
Professor Volokh helps to explain why this is foolish (my word; the judicious professor chooses "simple") here.
As Kevin of Boots on the Ground puts it:
I don’t think the President lied, and there are probably WMD buried under some rock somwhere, after all, any Iraqi I’ve talked to said they believe Saddam had WMD. But I do think this war was not necessary in that I don’t believe Iraq was a threat to us, however I think it is justified in saving 28 million people from a ruthless dictator. There are reasons why I like being in Iraq and reasons I don’t like it. For one, it is really interesting talking to people from another part of the world, and one thing I’ve notice, they aren’t all that different than us Americans. But also, home just seems so much like the perfect place after being here in Iraq, power goes out severals times a day, and many bombed out buildings from the bombings. However, here, I feel like I am making a difference, and that boosts morale for me and helps me to keep staying focused on what I have to do.
I'll trust Kevin's judgment on this one over Gregg, who seems to have joined forces on this issue with Dennis Kucinich and Al Sharpton. Ugh.
Posted by oscarjr at October 28, 2003 11:09 PM | TrackBack