Bill Buckley, you and I know the war was a mistake

The Hill ^ | June 28, 04 | Josh Marshall

[Incorrigible]

As a Generation X conservative (I ain't no neo-con!), Bill Buckley has never had any relevancy to my positions.

[churchillbuff]

I'm posting this because those freepers who call me some kind of traitor for opposing the invasion of Iraq are now going to have to add Buckley (along with Tom Clancy and a number of military brass) to the list.

[kingofrock]

LOL

[Incorrigible]

Traiters!

:-)

[Drango]

WOW, this just in, WFB has 20/20 hindsite. (Or he wishes he did. Or he wishes everyone did. Or he wishes he could travel back in time.)

[Incorrigible]

Traitors!

(Spell check next time!)

[TOUGH STOUGH]

The majority of the American public also opposed Clinton's impeachment and ouster from office. As for William Buckley, sometimes the most brilliant among us can be wrong.

[nopardons]

Clancy got added well over a month ago and Bill Buckley isn't GOD;he's an imperfect human being,who happens to be dead wrong about this one.

[Alberta's Child]

You can add George Will to that list, too. I think he summed it up very well a few months ago: "I supported this war when the subject first came up in 2002, and I supported it throughout its execution in 2003. But if I knew then what I know now, I would have adamantly opposed it."

[sd-joe]

It appears that wisdom does not continue to increase with age.

[churchillbuff]

The majority of the American public also opposed Clinton's impeachment and ouster from office.

I wasn't one of them! Impeachment was justified. Senate acquittal was not.

[Senator Pardek]

He's always been Right - and he's still right. History will show it.

[Don Corleone]

So, I suppose, was taking down the NAZI's and ending their reign of terror over Europe and the Jews. Buckley has slipped a cog!

[churchillbuff]

You can add George Will to that list, too. I think he summed it up very well a few months ago: "I supported this war when the subject first came up in 2002, and I supported it throughout its execution in 2003. But if I knew then what I know now, I would have adamantly opposed it."

Can you supply a cite for that quote? This is news to me.

[Pikamax]

there is a lot of things in hindsight you can think was wrong, but not this war. I like Buckley but he is just wrong on this.

[churchillbuff]

So, I suppose, was taking down the NAZI's and ending their reign of terror over Europe and the Jews.

Totally WRONG!!!! From Dec. 7 1941 on, there was NEVER a poll that showed Americans thought our involvement in WWII was a mistake. Never.

[Alberta's Child]

I didn't see it posted in an article of his; I heard it in an interview he gave on Don Imus' radio show back in late April or early May.

When I have time I'll go through his articles since then and see if I can find something along those lines.

[Stallone]

Bill Buckley, George Will, and the other high priests of the past Conservative movement are unfortunately pious wimps, and as such wholly unprepared for today's murderous world invaded by Socialists, the UN, Eurofags, Muslim terrorists, and the Wild-Eyed Scumbag Democrats.

True Warriors like Rush, Ann, Mark, Sean are the future of the Conservative movement.

Warrior Freepers Rule The Earth.

[Texasforever]

I supported this war when the subject first came up in 2002, and I supported it throughout its execution in 2003.

I see, he supported it until it became PC not to.