Still ... processing ... Tuesday. At First Things, there's a short note (which I'll designate my online essay of the week) on the nature of the Left's opposition to the conflict in Iraq: "The left, however, has seen Iraq almost entirely as a culture-wars issue. From the moment the invasion looked imminent, the left responded with petitions, denunciations, marches, placards, screeds—the whole leftist arsenal since the 1960s for fighting the culture wars." So to the Left, it's not really a military conflict; it's a culture war. Politics. Isn't it a little disconcerting to think that those now apparently in a position to determine (or at least influence) foreign policy and military strategy might not have their head in the game? At least the right game. Conservatives are fighting insurgents and terrorists. Liberals are fighting conservatives.
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