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Originally posted by KSig RC
The geopolitical assumptions for starting the war were solid...
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You got that right. The reason why I don't respect the opinion of most (not all, but most) people who object to this war is because they just too freaking stupid to even understand the basic geopolitics involved. All that you have to do is look at a map. Its that simple. Look at a map before you start concocting weak and absurd conspiracy theories about the war.
The American Left fumbled the ball... again. They had a chance to raise some important issues, but instead they chose to be demagogic and abandon all of the principles of classical liberalism. The Republicans were not much better, but the faction of the American Right that set out to demonize Kerry and Edwards was far more isolated, and far more limited in access to the media. The Left chose to demonize their political opponents in a way that would have made Joseph Goebbels envious. Now they get to wallow in their pity, while they advertise their lack of basic democratic principles.
I'm not happy about how inept and pathetic the DNC is. I believe in competition, and the Democratic Party is just not competing. They offer no new ideas, and no clear vision. Its either be "Republican Lite" or "Green Party Lite." The DNC has to come up with something better. They'll be able to make a challenge for the Presidency in 2012 or 2016. Something tells me that they'll just offer more of the same.