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THE GHOST OF CHUCK HAGEL CHANNELS THE GHOST OF VIET NAM
Does Hagel fear he can't be re-elected in Nebraska in '08 so in an Edwards manoeuver he'll run for the Whitehouse instead?
Comment Posted By AcademicElephant On 22.08.2005 @ 13:06
BAINBRIDGE: A THOUGHTFUL BUT FLAWED CRITIQUE OF THE WAR
If we are indeed pursuing the Bush Doctrine, which I interpret as the encouragement of global democracy, in Iraq this is a long term process and we cannot completely ensure agaist either civil war or a Shia theocracy without destroying the very freedom we are trying to create. The fundamental question is if it is better not to attempt this risky experiment, which comes with inevitable setbacks and mistakes (the only sure things being death and taxes, and we and the Iraqis certainly have these). I would argue it is our best, possibly our only, chance at achieving a secure future, and that more good than harm has been done so far, but clearly Bainbridge is starting to have his doubts. Well, he's entitled to them, but the policy is developing and being more consistently applied, and I wouldn't want to be on his side of history 100 years hence.
Comment Posted By AcademicElephant On 21.08.2005 @ 13:08
