David commenting on
an Eschaton post about “the anti-war
left not being serious”, cuts right through the bullshit:
It has become a tenet among the “I’m a reasonable lefty” crowd to say that the left needs to deal “seriously” with foreign policy. No more knee-jerk opposition, people; hunker down and admit that sometimes ya gotta kill some (not white) folks to be serious. Talking Points is like this, as is Tapped, as is, it sounds like CalPundit. Someone needs to stop this crap. It’s a quarter step from apologizing for the liberal media. There is nothing serious about Condi Rice lying about aluminum tubes (or airplane attacks, for that matter) and there is nothing unserious in suspecting that the consequences of delusional Bush administration imperialism weigh heavily against supporting war with Iraq. Everybody who says “the left” needs to get serious about foreign policy is a dupe of the O’Reilly tough guy brigade, and I’m pleased Atrios that you call them on it.
Hear, hear. Any leftwinger who supports this administration’s war with Iraq is at best an “useful idiot”. No matter how high minded your arguments are for invading Iraq, you should know that the administration doesn’t share them!
War will not bring democracy to the Iraqi people, because Bush and co aren’t interested in that.