Posts About War
America Waltzing in a Minefield
The situation in Iraq is not simply a matter of invasion without conquest, a failing puppet state. Iraq was already a minefield, and the invasion’s waltz of quickstep missions turned that minefield into a very complex disaster zone.
Triumph of Community Over Bloody War
The political progress of European nations after World War II has been simply remarkable. Within a few decades, centuries of hostilities were set side. Let us hope that it can export the lessons it so effectively learned to the rest of the world.
Neighbors Won’t Step Up Until U.S. Gone
The situation in Iraq will eventually be resolved by Iraqis, but the presence of Americans will delay any serious attempts at a solution. American occupation remains the strongest argument for armed opposition, as well as the first excuse why other countries in the region don't help Iraq out.
Threats Distract from Bush’s Vanishing Power
The president needs an antidote for his Vanishing Power Syndrome, so he’s cast himself in an old Western movie: he’s the gun-toting hero, and the world is sleepy little town he’s about to save.
