Instead he tries to cover up his ludicrously fatalistic predictions of an endless quagmire with yet another, more outrageous shrieker. When this latest screed is disproven (actually it already has with Atef's death), he will gin up an evern more shrill column.
It'll be fun watching the left spun into a terminal frenzy!
Tuesday, October 30, 2001; Page A21
The war is not going well. The Taliban have not yielded ground. Not a single important Taliban leader has been killed, or captured or has defected. On the contrary. The Taliban have captured and executed our great Pashtun hope, Abdul Haq. The Joint Chiefs express surprise at the tenacity of the enemy.
The war is not going well and it is time to say why. It has been fought with half-measures. It has been fought with an eye on the wishes of our "coalition partners." It has been fought to assuage the Arab "street." It has been fought to satisfy the diplomats rather than the generals. >>
To be fair, the left isn't the only group who's been a bit surprised by recent events, apparently. It's enough to make you wonder if something else isn't going on.