You don't sound waspish. And you're entitled to, in any case. At least you're not out there questioning the morality, humanity, intelligence, or right to breathe the same air of those who supported Bush, which so many seem to have done, reflexively.
And given that the stated reason we went into Iraq (WMD) turned out not to be true, I'm having a hard time seeing the larger pattern that justifies that blood on our hands.
Two points: (1) That was *one* reason, not the only one. (2) I'm not ready to say it wasn't true. They still occasionally turn up WWI and WWII leftovers in France, which is a far more populated country. And we all but telegraphed our date of arrival, allowing lots of hiding, moving, or destroying time. So I'm not ready to admit a blanket statement that we were 100% wrong about that.
Moral choices are bitches. Especially when they involve other lives. As I have said before, I don't think objectivity is possible given the limited facts available, and so you're left with either being prepared to trust your leader, or not.
if he hadn't mocked Karla Fay Tucker before denying her appeal
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And given that the stated reason we went into Iraq (WMD) turned out not to be true, I'm having a hard time seeing the larger pattern that justifies that blood on our hands.
Two points: (1) That was *one* reason, not the only one. (2) I'm not ready to say it wasn't true. They still occasionally turn up WWI and WWII leftovers in France, which is a far more populated country. And we all but telegraphed our date of arrival, allowing lots of hiding, moving, or destroying time. So I'm not ready to admit a blanket statement that we were 100% wrong about that.
Moral choices are bitches. Especially when they involve other lives. As I have said before, I don't think objectivity is possible given the limited facts available, and so you're left with either being prepared to trust your leader, or not.
if he hadn't mocked Karla Fay Tucker before denying her appeal
Cite? Quote? I'm not remembering.
~Amanda