From Corpus Callosum:
Point one: when sanctions were imposed upon Iraq after the first Gulf War, Iraqi children began starving. But we did not blame ourselves. After all, it was Mr. Saddam Hussein who chose to spend money on more palaces, rather than on feeding the children….
If funding [for the surge] is cut, the Commander in Chief has a choice to make. He can leave the troops in harms way, without adequate supplies, or he can bring them home.
A vote to cut funding for the war is not a vote against the troops, any more than the sanctions against Iraq were a vote against the children of Iraq.
An interesting point, but given what we already know about George W. Bush, isn’t it akin to criminal negligence to trust him to choose wisely?
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