An open letter to opponents of the War in Iraq

The American Thinker ^ | Jan. 4, 2004 | Herbert E. Meyer

[Kitten Festival]

I am not writing to quarrel with your judgment about the war in Iraq. Rather, I am writing to protest your attitude toward the war. And the point I want to make is this: sometimes, you have to choose between proving yourself to have been right, or helping make a project succeed despite your opposition to it.

Since all our tempers are running hot, it might be best to illustrate my point with a non-political example: Imagine that a husband and wife are planning their vacation. One wants to spend it on the beach at Puerto Vallarta, and the other wants to go traipsing around Europe’s battlefields. They cannot do both, and it makes no sense to try and split the difference geographically by spending two weeks in, say, Baltimore. So one spouse wins, and the other loses. If you are the winner, it’s a good idea to avoid gloating. But if you are the loser, you have a very difficult choice to make.

[Kitten Festival]

Today's real treat, the great Herbert Meyer weighs in!

[right wing]

Thanks for posting this most excellent article! I'm copying the URL and dashing it off to my email buds in hopes that it will eventually fall into some naysayers hands. It is very thought provoking. Too bad it can't run on the front pages of newspapers around the country!

[Kitten Festival]

Thanks - ship it to Real Clear Politics, it's their league - I already did but maybe volume will influence them. It's really high quality work.

[Tolik]

More Herb Meyer's Articles:

• "An open letter to Europe"   The American Thinker — Nov. 11, 2004 posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1278392/post

• "The Lessons of 9-11"   The American Thinker — Oct. 20, 2004

• "Will a DNI Do It Right?"   National Review Online — Aug. 3, 2004

• "Emergency Repair"   National Review Online — Jun. 14, 2004

• "Intelligence Tenets"   The Wall Street Journal — Jun. 14, 2004

• "Connecting the Dots"   National Review Online — Apr. 8, 2004

• "Creating Work"   National Review Online — Mar. 29, 2004

• "Mending the CIA"   National Review Online — Feb. 9, 2004

• "What this War is About”   National Review Online — Oct. 7, 2003

• "What's Wrong with the CIA?”   Hillsdale College "Imprimis" — Oct., 2003

• "Memo to the 9/11 Commission”   National Review Online — Jan. 6, 2003

• "Doing Intel”   National Review Online — Oct. 17, 2002

• "The CIA Must Learn to Play Offense”   The Wall Street Journal — Oct. 1,

About Herb Meyer: http://www.siegeofwesternciv.com/HerbMeyer.htm

More Herb Meyer's Articles:

• "An open letter to Europe"   The American Thinker — Nov. 11, 2004 posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1278392/post

• "The Lessons of 9-11"   The American Thinker — Oct. 20, 2004

• "Will a DNI Do It Right?"   National Review Online — Aug. 3, 2004

• "Emergency Repair"   National Review Online — Jun. 14, 2004

• "Intelligence Tenets"   The Wall Street Journal — Jun. 14, 2004

• "Connecting the Dots"   National Review Online — Apr. 8, 2004

• "Creating Work"   National Review Online — Mar. 29, 2004

• "Mending the CIA"   National Review Online — Feb. 9, 2004

• "What this War is About”   National Review Online — Oct. 7, 2003

• "What's Wrong with the CIA?”   Hillsdale College "Imprimis" — Oct., 2003

• "Memo to the 9/11 Commission”   National Review Online — Jan. 6, 2003

• "Doing Intel”   National Review Online — Oct. 17, 2002

• "The CIA Must Learn to Play Offense”   The Wall Street Journal — Oct. 1,

About Herb Meyer: http://www.siegeofwesternciv.com/HerbMeyer.htm

More Herb Meyer's Articles:

• "An open letter to Europe"   The American Thinker — Nov. 11, 2004 posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1278392/post

• "The Lessons of 9-11"   The American Thinker — Oct. 20, 2004

• "Will a DNI Do It Right?"   National Review Online — Aug. 3, 2004

• "Emergency Repair"   National Review Online — Jun. 14, 2004

• "Intelligence Tenets"   The Wall Street Journal — Jun. 14, 2004

• "Connecting the Dots"   National Review Online — Apr. 8, 2004

• "Creating Work"   National Review Online — Mar. 29, 2004

• "Mending the CIA"   National Review Online — Feb. 9, 2004

• "What this War is About”   National Review Online — Oct. 7, 2003

• "What's Wrong with the CIA?”   Hillsdale College "Imprimis" — Oct., 2003

• "Memo to the 9/11 Commission”   National Review Online — Jan. 6, 2003

• "Doing Intel”   National Review Online — Oct. 17, 2002

• "The CIA Must Learn to Play Offense”   The Wall Street Journal — Oct. 1,

[Tolik]

Nailed It!

This ping list is not author-specific for articles I'd like to share. Some for perfect moral clarity, some for provocative thoughts; or simply interesting articles I'd hate to miss myself. (I don't have to agree with the author 100% to feel the need to share an article.) I will try not to abuse the ping list and not to annoy you too much, but on some days there is more of good stuff that is worthy attention. I keep separate PING lists for my favorite authors Victor Davis Hanson, Lee Harris, David Warren, Orson Scott Card. You are welcome in or out, just freepmail me (and note which PING list you are talking about).

[FreedomPoster]

Too bad we can't make this required reading, with group discussion and a quiz afterwards, for everyone in the mainstream media.

A few pings.

[metesky]

Thanks, T.
Lots of good stuff making the rounds today.

[Tares]

In other words, we want Islam to do what Judaism and Christianity did centuries ago: namely, to reconcile with the modern world.

Judeo-Christianity did not reconcile with the modern world, it created it and sustains it.

[Valin]

Bump and bookmark. Chock full of common sense.

[lainde]

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