[Pharlap]

"Will the end justify the means?" The whole credo of those on the left is, and always has been, that the end justifies the means. Now the left is trying to characterize the war in Iraq in just that terminology. There is no end in most aspects of life, only particular snap shots that do little to define the reality of what is happening. For example, after the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, the nonuse of such (and more powerful) weapons has not recurred for 58 years and counting. Does that mean that a nuclear weapon will never to used. No. But, the left has railed against nuclear weapons throughout this time. Now the left is complaining about the "fall out" (pun intended, I guess) from the war in Iraq. The world changed on 9/11, and is still changing. It was not America's desire for 9/11 to happen, but America is now providing the "means" for the changes to go even further. It is far too early to talk about the "end". The end is years away. But, leave it to the left to try and characterize the changing world in their language.

[an amused spectator]

The whole credo of those on the left is, and always has been, that the end justifies the means.

This is why it is necessary for the Democrats to control 50 "Americans" in the US Senate - so that they can control the 2000 or so federal judges, who are appointed for life.

These judges are slated to enact the Left's agenda through the courts, bypassing the legislative and executive branches.

I don't read about this "end justifying the means" judicial strategy a whole lot in the SF Chron, do you? ;-)