[Servant of the Nine]

Even the Neo-Liberals Bible is hawkish on war. The Democrats are in almost as much trouble as Saddam Hussein.

So9

[zarf]

Awesome editorial by the New Republic.

The New York Times editorials as of late have been mind bogglingly inconsistent and appeasement oriented.

The Washignton Post, on the other hand, has earned my respect with consistant editorials that cut to the chase.

[Mr. Bird]

The New Republic is too old an institution to recklessly advocate for the wrong side of history. It will be interesting to watch certain liberal organs (news anchors and several magazines such as Newsweek and Time) flail about once the true nature of Hussein's regime is exposed to the light of day.

It may not be the equivalent of the liberation of the concentration camps, but the severity of his oppression will be revealed as a repugnant chapter in modern history. The appeasers will attempt to "blend" in with those of us who have seen the situation in realistic terms. Hopefully, entities such as Free Republic will not allow them to get away with it.

[Steve_Seattle]

For a long time, I have given The New Republic credit for not being blatantly partisan. Political partisanship and anti-Bushism, not coherent thinking about Iraq, is what motivates The New York Times, Daschle, etc. There is no way that the war in Kosovo met the standards that The Times insists upon in going to war with Iraq, but The Times supported it because Clinton was a Democrat. Remember the rubbish that the war in Kosovo was "the first humanitarian war"? As if we went into WWI or WWII for selfish reasons.

[Southack]

Outstanding editorial, especially to come from NorthEastern liberals...

[philman_36]

Iraq, he writes, "appears not to have come to genuine acceptance, not even today, of the disarmament which was demanded of it."
One day that statement is going to say...
The United States, he writes, "appears not to have come to genuine acceptance, not even today, of the disarmament which was demanded of it."

If Iraq can be disarmed at the will of the UN can the same be demanded of the United States?

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

[Rocky]

Big bump for liberals making sense. What a refreshing change.

[spodefly]

An intellectually honest liberal reading of events. They had to get in the Bush/Cowboy association, and point out that "liberals, rightly" had called for everything Bush has done to this point in the process, but at least all liberals are not insane ... despite the significant evidence from other liberal quarters (DNC, The Nation, NYT, et al.) Plus, this is the first time I have seen the word 'elide' used since a 200-level college English course.