Between the retreat from Fallujah and the fallout from Abu Ghraib, it looks like a lot of conservatives are going to be at the front of the next anti-war march. Case in point, former, George Will, who not so long ago was totally gung ho on using force to solve the issues of the Middle East uses his latest column as yet another step in his continuing abandonment of the administration's policies in Iraq. Although he takes the White House to task throughout, the high point is probably this paragraph:
Being steadfast in defense of carefully considered convictions is a virtue. Being blankly incapable of distinguishing cherished hopes from disappointing facts, or of reassessing comforting doctrines in face of contrary evidence, is a crippling political vice.
I'm not trying to gloat over Will's change of heart; no one, regardless of political persuasion, should be expected to defend such an ongoing stream of poor policy decisions.
When pressed, Bush and his circle always fall back on the need for "strong leadership." To which I always say, "Lemmings have strong leadership, very strong. How about wise leadership instead?"
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