This is just a well-articulated way of saying "How come Johnny gets to stay up late and I don't?" You're better than this. Raimondo's flip dismissals of your points will be seen for what they are. That doesn't excuse your indulgence in equally bankrupt tactics.
I think your argument has its weak points too, but there seems to be little principled discussion going on and a whole lot of squabbling.
Why don't you try restating your criticisms, and call on Justin to rebut them one by one?
That's what I'm doing now. Haven't you noticed?
It seems to have scared Raimondo away. Or at least stunned him into temporary silence.
Maybe you didn't notice. Here are the two questions I asked Justin earlier. I am still waiting for his response.
1. What makes you so sure that Al Qaeda alone -- without any helpers -- is solely responsible for 9-11? You appear to be so sure of this fact that you are willing to bet your nation's very survival on it. The evidence must be extraordinarily compelling. Let's hear it.
2. What makes you so sure that the U.S. government has no reasons of its own for undertaking this war? Why do you assume with apparently 100-percent certainty that our foreign policy is being dictated from Tel Aviv?
I did not formulate these questions lightly. I believe they go right to the heart of the matter. And I trust you will agree that they are "substantive."