[lit-ideas] Re: Victor Hanson in Iraq
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:53:12 -0500
Lawrence, the enemy isn't Islam. The enemy is al Qaeda. Al Qaeda thrives on
war and chaos, which is what we gave them. That old Leftist Herbert Bush
didn't invade because he knew exactly this would happen. Leftist Baker says in
so many words that he used to be repeatedly asked why they didn't go into
Baghdad, and he's no longer asked that. If you're going to point fingers at
"Leftists" you have to name names. So far, we have two: Bush Sr., James Baker.
Who else? You're looking ahead to 2008. How about 2002-2006? Leftists the
way you use it is tantamount to bogieman. Just a word that means "someone
messed it up". Bogieman, Everyman, Leftist. They're all synonyms, since there
are never any names attached to them. It's interesting that you say, "just as
long as you keep fighting". Fighting is exactly what al Qaeda thrives on.
That was the Baker Commission's point, the fighting is going nowhere ("grave
and deteriorating"). Time to start talking would you say?
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Helm
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 12/12/2006 2:00:25 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Victor Hanson in Iraq
When the Democrats win in 2008, will they be able to utterly abandon the ?war
against Terror?? I think not. Many of them, but not the Leftists among them,
have argued that the war should be fought, just not the way Bush & Rumsfeld
fought it. And if someone were to look back in the archives and read what I
wrote after 9/11, he would find that I described that as all I hoped for.
Quibble about how to fight it all you want -- just as long as you keep fighting
-- and make it clear to Militant Islam that you will continue to do so.
Lawrence, returning to Melville and other literary matters
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