William F. Buckley says “One can’t doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed.” Now, I appreciate the willingness of the elder statesmen of conservatism – Buckley, George Will, etc. – to voice their skepticism on the Bush administration’s Iraq policy rather than just toeing the party line. But where were these guys before the war? Did they think then that installing liberal democracy in Iraq would work? If not, why didn’t they say something when it might possibly have made a difference?
Hindsight is 20/20, fellas
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2 responses to “Hindsight is 20/20, fellas”
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This rush to judgment is so odd. On what basis do they think that Bush’ policy would succeed overnight? In societal terms, it is just overnight. Let’s give some time. After all they didn’t mature into the wisdom pundits overnight either.
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My suggestion would be that they’re big fat hypocrites, but that’s just me.
A Thinking Reed 
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