A look back
Notice how there was no “antiwar” movement during the ‘90’s, even though we were at war the entire time in Iraq, Haiti, Kosovo, a dab here and there in Afghanistan and Sudan. Then, after 9/11, it was the “Next Vietnam” with a passionate “antiwar” movement with the NYT’s full treasonous participation, just like the good old days. And now, even though the daily death count has matched the highest daily rate we ever saw in Iraq, there is no “antiwar” movement or daily casualty count in all the newspapers. It’s like the “antiwar” movement can be turned off and on like a switch, depending on which party is in the White House.
What’s the “exit strategy” for Afghanistan? Having been there, I must ask: what’s the strategy for Afghanistan, period?
That’s one of Glenn’s readers, noticing something they’d probably rather he didn’t. Glenn — who, despite my title and opening line, doesn’t really evince as much anger here as he easily could — responds: “Yes, it’s as if all that fierce moral urgency was more about the urgency of regaining political power than anything else.”
Nothing more to add. Well, except maybe a snort or three of utter contempt for the wholly despicable poltroons of the Left.
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