Posted on 11/21/2007 11:23:47 AM PST by rellimpank
Adaptability, self-critique, and persistence will prevail.
The war in Iraq — as all wars — is fraught with savage ironies.
In the build-up to the invasion, anti-Americanism in Europe reached a near frenzy. It was whipped up by French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, and evoked warnings of an eternal split in the Atlantic Alliance. If Iraq had proved a catalyst for this expression of near hatred — fueled by long-standing angers and envies — it soon, however, proved to be a catharsis as well.
(Excerpt) Read more at article.nationalreview.com ...
I’ve been calling them that for a couple of years now. I picked it up from James Taranto of The WSJ.
See here (search on copper):
http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110007647
Also explored here:
Copperheads, Then and Now
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjAxOWZhOWQ1YWMwNDEwMDIyYmQ0MjQwZjgyOGFkZTU=
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1803273/posts
Agreed.
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