The Democrats like posturing and hand wringing by turn. The war on terror is has two objectives. First, the effort is to protect the people of the United States. Has that been successful? What are the chances for continued success?
Then, after the rout of the Taliban and Hussein, it looks to me that the effort is to change utterly the dynamic in the world. Has that been successful? Will it be successful? I submit that the WTC, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania were battles in a larger war. So is Afghanistan, Iraq and many other events. I submit that changing the dynamic is the ultimate goal.
If I understand Buckley, he is saying it hasn't been done and can't be done. I hope he is wrong. I don't think posturing and hand wringing will avail any worthy outcome.
I don't believe Buckley has been a believer in the mission in Iraq from the very beginning.
I don't remember Buckley's position in the beginning, but he's been teetering on the brink of declaring Iraq a failure for a while now. I guess the Samarrah mosque bombing pushed him over the line.
It's going to be interesting to see how Rush Limbaugh reacts to this. Buckley is a huge hero of his.