Even war's critics now face choice

Mpls (red)Star Tribune ^ | 4/6/03 | Vinton A. Vesta

[Valin]

"Iacta alea est." ("The die is cast.") Caesar recognized when he crossed the Rubicon there was no turning back that did not mean defeat and death.

America, not the Bush administration, crossed a Rubicon on March 19, 2003, when the ultimatum to the Iraqi tyrant expired and the war began. The nation has lost lives and spent treasure. Our soldiers have closed on Baghdad from several directions. The nation is now engaged in battle. The president has clearly stated the definition of victory: the elimination of weapons of mass destruction, the removal of the fascist regime and the installation of a liberal government representative of the diverse elements of that unhappy country.

[Interesting Times]

A terrific article from a most unlikely source.

[DManA]

Bandwagon jumpers. Glib opportunists. Nothing more.

[billorites]

Garrison Keillor gotta be having a bad morning.

[Only1choice____Freedom]

>>"President Bill Clinton warned that if "we fail to act, or if we take some ambiguous third route" that Iraq would get the message"

He would know.

>>>"All these issues are now moot. We are now at war."

This hasn't stopped them yet. Decorum means nothing to these people. It's all about power.

>>>"However, there is also a silent element in the antiwar movement that is only or primarily anti-George W. Bush"

Which element is that? If only they were silent? The whole movement is based on this premise. It's fermented hate.

How can you say you support the troops when you don't support the Commander-in-Chief?

[Robert A Cook PE]

But this wasn't written BY the RedStar editors, the byline indicates it's by a business owner in the city.

[Media Insurgent]

This is all well and good, but it seems that the time for this article was three weeks ago. That's when the die was actually cast. Nothing like waiting until our troops are occupying Hussein's palaces in Baghdad to come around and say, "Hey, it's time to support this war!"

[DCPatriot]

A feeble attempt to give Clinton credit for the liberation of Iraq, IMO.

[ricpic]

Liberals are unbearable, even when,like this writer, they temporarily see the light.

Note that he admits that many in the anti-war crowd fervently hope that the president fails, because they hate him and "the values he represents." But at the same time, these people are "true patriots." How can you be a patriot and at the same time hope that the president (the commander in chief) fails in a time of war?

Liberals are impossible.

[Valin]

Liberals are unbearable, even when,like this writer

Aren't you doing a little conclusion jumping?

[Valin]

Now I am by no means a fan of willard, but...he did get these passed. I'm sure he had completely self-serving reasons for doing it.