Two views on Iraq
The folks over at PowerLine have done a great job of juxtaposing two very different views on the current situation in Iraq. One is a column by Mackubin T. Owens, a professor of national security affairs at the US Naval War College, the other by Thomas L. Friedman, well known columnist for the New York Times. One comes across like he knows what he is talking about (and like the ppl in charge of the war do as well) while the other sounds like he has a serious case of the vapors, and that the ppl running the war ought to.
Those two columns are well worth a read together. Neither is long.
Those two columns are well worth a read together. Neither is long.
posted by TTB at
1:50 PM
1 Comments:
Tom...
A couple of comments. First, Tom Friedman, "case of the vapors" or not, has supported the war all along. His main criticism is that the US hasn't used enough force.
Second, Owens mentions the Fallujah offensive as an example of how to do things right. This offensive was delayed for SIX MONTHS, until after the US elections in November, giving the insurgency a base of operations from which to kill some unknown number of American soldiers.
-- Dan
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