Two important pices today about Chuck Hagel:
Quinn Hillyer at The American Spectator notes that it's not just the remarks over the years that stink of Jew-hatred, or the cozying up to Iran, but the insinuation that the W administration wasn't just acting on mistaken intelligence about Iraqi WMDs but had some kind of ulterior motive for its invasion thereof.
Jonathan S. Tobin at Commentary says that if America's major Jewish groups would come together and speak out against this ridiculous and dangerous nomination, they could be the force that pulls the plug on it.
Lest you have forgotten, 10 years ago this week the Iraq "encursion" prompted a spate of serious protests stateside & worldwide.
ReplyDeleteBeginning in 2002, and continuing after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, large-scale protests against the Iraq War were held in many cities worldwide, often coordinated to occur simultaneously around the world. After the biggest series of demonstrations, on February 15, 2003, New York Times writer Patrick Tyler claimed that they showed that there were two superpowers on the planet, the United States and worldwide public opinion.
These demonstrations against the war were mainly organized by anti-war organizations, many of whom had been formed in opposition to the invasion of Afghanistan. In some Arab countries demonstrations were organized by the state. Europe saw the biggest mobilization of protesters, including a rally of three million people in Rome, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest ever anti-war rally.
According to the French academic Dominique Reynié, between January 3 and April 12, 2003, 36 million people across the globe took part in almost 3,000 protests against the Iraq war.
In the United States, even though pro-war demonstrators have been quoted as referring to anti-war protests as a "vocal minority", Gallup Polls updated September 14, 2007 state, "Since the summer of 2005, opponents of the war have tended to outnumber supporters. A majority of Americans believe the war was a mistake."
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Why you thought the Baathist regime was so great for the Iraqi people and world safety is beyond me.
ReplyDeleteBut even if it was a mistake, Hagel is going beyond that in his remark.
He indeed does not come off as all that bright. I can think of many better choices.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a point of agreement there. At the very least, choose someone generally regarded as sharp.
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