[knighthawk]

Ping

[Semper Paratus]

In 5 years this take will be convential wisdom.

[JeeperFreeper]

Like the proverbial blind pig and acorn, the mainstream press allows reason to triumph liberal sentiment. Thanks for the post.

[Egregious Philbin]

Barone makes no mention of the 10 years we spent bombing Iraq before our decision to invade, or the silly inspections - the combination of the two would seem to have been a serious impediment to a large-scale weapons program.

He also does not ponder the tenuous connection a bunch of religious zealots might have with a secular tyrant.

And the "what if Clinton said it" point seems another argument entirely.

One can certainly make the case that we had to invade Iraq. Was the speed with which we went to war a 'no-brainer' though?

[FreedomPoster]

Bump. We all need to be talking up this book, and buying it to get it up the charts.

[TonyInOhio]

As usual, Michael Barone is spot on with his analysis.

I'm pleased that he is still a Fox news contributor; his knowledge of electoral politics is unsurpassed.

[Gid_29]

Just small factual correction: The shell containing the sarin/sarin mixture wasn't lobbed at coalition forces, it was rigged as part of a roadside bomb.

[ghost of nixon]

The "Bush lied to trick us into going to war" crowd have failed to supply a reasonable motive for Bush doing so. If it was for purely political gain, it absolutely doesn't make sense. An Iraq war was, and is, a very risky political undertaking. No guarantee of a positive outcome within GWB's political time frame of 1 & 1/2 years. Politicians don't make moves like these with such an low potential payback and huge downside risks if their motive is political gain.

[FrankR]

Arresting bin laden either of the two times he was handed over to clinton was a no-brainer too. Perhaps if he could have let go of Monica and his johnson long enough, 9/11 would have never happened, and we might not be in Iraq.

What the hey! The "hate Bush" crowd talks in "ifs" and "maybes"...so can I.

[bayourod]

Kerry & company were forced by Howard Dean to take the wrong side of the issue on Iraq. The truth is filtering through the Old Media screens and within 4 months everyone will agree that Bush's Iraq policy was/is correct.

That's why Kerry is taking off a week to work on his new foreign policy positions. He's trying to find a way to make himself appear to be a stronger leader than Bush. "Let France and Germany do it" just won't work any longer.

Maybe a photo op of Kerry wearing a 10 gallon hat and Gucci cowboy boots while riding a steer.

[Christian4Bush]

bump for later