[hchutch]

Because the alternative is worse.

Like it or not, we're at war, and our nation was the victim of an unprovoked sneak attack.

The folks who seem most serious about winning are the "neo-conservatives" who are constantly being harrangued by that small minority, many of whom have raised statements that it is safe to say that most of the rank and file GOP would not want any part of if they were aware of them.

All the attacks on Kristol I saw only succeeded in adding me to "The Weekly Standard"'s subscriber list. America did not apologize to Japan after Pearl Harbor, we ought not apologize to the Arab world for our (imperfect) support of Israel after 9/11.

But for some, particularly those who Frum went after, they wanted us to apologize for that - and after 9/11, I'm not in the mood for issuing apologies. I'm in the mood for victory, and if that means empire, so be it.

[Burkeman1]

Thanks for your post. And I guess we have nothing further to discuss.