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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Tuesday, February 03, 2004 :::
Mona Charen provides some quotations about Iraq. It works best as a quiz. Which president said, "If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction"? One point for the correct answer, William J. Clinton. And which politician said, "We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction" in 2002? Two points for naming Edward M. Kennedy. The story has some other nifty ones as well.
I'm still trying to understand the Wesley Clark philosophy, that American intervention in the former Yugoslavia was a mercy mission and justifiable because it saved lives, while Iraq was a dangerous and unjustifiable exercise. The only way I can reconcile these opinions is by an argument that the United States should act against its self-interest in foreign policy. Well, Gen. Clark's foreign policy will likely be a moot point anyway, soon.
By the by, Dean, that story on Bush winning the Republican primary in New Hampshire said only that the top "write-in" candidate got 2% -- it said nothing about the other candidates on the ballot. Still, your general point is probably correct.
::: posted by Eric at 8:39 PM
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