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Iraq? Who Cares! Say, Is Your Mom Jewish?
Jim Webb's Iraq argument is flawed, but what scenario isn't? It should be the centerpiece of a serious national debate. But we remain a nation befogged by affluence and voyeurism
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When he talks about the war in iraq, Jim Webbthe
Democrat running for the U.S. Senate from Virginialikes to
paraphrase Dwight Eisenhower on the war in Korea. "Anyone who tells
you we can set a timetable for withdrawal doesn't understand war," he
says. "And anyone who says that nothing can be done to speed a secure
peace doesn't understand America." Yeah, but America is a less
disciplined place than it was 50 years ago, and speeding a secure
peace requires some focus from a countryand an Administrationthat...