Michael Kinsley destroys a magnificently constructed straw man by declaring that Victory in the war is not victory in the argument about the war. He's right that might doesn't make right, but I haven't heard many pro-war folks arguing that that it does - that our victory proves the war was justified. Instead, I've seen a lot of pro-war folks pointing out that being welcomed as liberators is strong evidence that the Iraqis at least (who, after all are the people most affected by the war and the people many anti-war folks were trying to protect) think that this war was worth the costs. Engaging that argument, though, is, well, hard. Better to take on the scarecrow, I suppose.
- posted by Tom Sawyer @ 3:18 PM