I don't believe Buckley has been a believer in the mission in Iraq from the very beginning.
I don't remember Buckley's position in the beginning, but he's been teetering on the brink of declaring Iraq a failure for a while now. I guess the Samarrah mosque bombing pushed him over the line.
It's going to be interesting to see how Rush Limbaugh reacts to this. Buckley is a huge hero of his.
No more imitations of WFBjr for Rush.
I've been out of the loop for most of a week for numerous reasons. I didn't catch Rush at all the last week.
The older I get (55 these days) the fewer and farther between come my heroes, especially among people extant. Buckley has always been one of mine. He still is. He was a beacon in the abyss during my youth.
That doesn't mean I have always felt the same as he does regarding every issue. I have felt a divergence with him on the terror war issue for a long time. I simply want folks critical of the effort since 9-11-01 to explain what they would do if the decision fell to any of them.
The Democrats feel it's incumbent on the United States to be an everlasting bobo.
Buckley thinks the war on terror has failed. I just want him to explain what he would do.