Confessions from a former war supporter

[FreedomAngel82]

Link: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3395977

Snip: <I'm a war critic and I'm VERY serious, Mr. Reynolds. I started out
over two years ago as a supporter of the effort, believe it or not -
I was as happy as anyone to see Saddam blown off the face of the
Earth at the time because I believed he was such a threat.

I first became critical when the WMD weren't showing up like we'd
been promised, when we were still focused on fighting (instead of
rebuilding) months after major combat operations had ended. And like
a snowball rolling down a mountainside, my criticisms became bigger
and much more serious.

Today, I am a full-fledged critic of the war and support a pull-out
of all of our troops as quickly as possible.

You ask - what would the Middle East look like if we'd not gone to
war in March of 2003? I say it would look a lot like it did in March
of 2002, or March of 2001, with a few significant differences. The
major difference would be that Afghanistan would not be a full-
fledged narcotics-state ruled outside of Kabul by warlords and
former Taliban, but rather the shining beacon of democracy that
President Bush claims Iraq is one day going to be.>

[OldLeftieLawyer]

1. That link's just offensive

Everything in it is wrong and wrong-headed.

I especially like "the non-jingoistic Tom Friedman" part.

[quiet.american]

2. Um... your link goes to someone outside the "reality-based" community

Never heard of Glen Reynolds - "Revisionism on Iraq" - but if he's true to form, he's surely just another chickenhawk.

[caraher]

3. It's a bit confusing, but

I think the original post is a *rebuttal* of the linked article

[quiet.american]

4. Ah- I think you're right -- :)

I just saw "snip," went to the article and "snapped." :)

Good rebuttal if that's the intent.

[lyonn]

5. Reynolds is so full of

what I hear each day in the media all condensed into a short article. How he could get all those falsehoods into such a short space is amazing. That is what we are fighting against, people who only see guns and bombs as answers to the worlds problems. I did write him hoping I'd feel better after venting and I did.