Unpatriotic Conservatives

National Review Online ^ | 4/7/03 (advance) | David Frum

[Chancellor Palpatine]

"I respect and admire the French, who have been a far greater nation than we shall ever be, that is, if greatness means anything loftier than money and bombs."
— THOMAS FLEMING, "HARD RIGHT," MARCH 13, 2003

rom the very beginning of the War on Terror, there has been dissent, and as the war has proceeded to Iraq, the dissent has grown more radical and more vociferous. Perhaps that was to be expected. But here is what never could have been: Some of the leading figures in this antiwar movement call themselves "conservatives."

These conservatives are relatively few in number, but their ambitions are large. They aspire to reinvent conservative ideology: to junk the 50-year-old conservative commitment to defend American interests and values throughout the world — the commitment that inspired the founding of this magazine — in favor of a fearful policy of ignoring threats and appeasing enemies.

And they are exerting influence. When Richard Perle appeared on Meet the Press on February 23 of this year, Tim Russert asked him, "Can you assure American viewers . . . that we're in this situation against Saddam Hussein and his removal for American security interests? And what would be the link in terms of Israel?" Perle rebutted the allegation. But what a grand victory for the antiwar conservatives that Russert felt he had to air it.

[hchutch]

Either hit the abuse button, and tell the Admin Moderator you think I am a disruptor, or admit you're throwing around a baseless charge.

One or the other.

[Poohbah]

Oh poo, bah. -- Get a new act.

Is that the formal decision of the Central Committee, Tovarisch Suslov?

[Chancellor Palpatine]

You've got it wrong. He's Baghdad Bob.

[tpaine]

I have unclean hands, and am forbidden to bother anyone but divisive dupes like you & poo.

[tpaine]

I have unclean hands, and am forbidden to bother anyone but divisive dupes like you & poo. -- And of course, 'palp', or whatever he calls himself today.

[tpaine]

"You've got it wrong. He's Baghdad Bob."

483 posted on 04/09/2003 10:25 AM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine


Which raises the issue of, - who is Palp?
-- Is that still an outlawed subject?

[Hermann the Cherusker]

the first was the Tehran headquarters of Planned Parenthood

Hmmm ... Maybe we should let Planned Parenthood into Iraq - heck encourage to come over by the planeload. But then, whoops, accidentally forget to provide them with any police protection against the Arab Street.

How many pieces do you think they would get torn into?