Source: AntiWar.Com
Author: Justin Raimondo

08/26/05

The Democratic opponents of the Iraq war are, all too often, motivated more by hatred of Bush and the Republicans than by any real, substantive position against an aggressive and immoral foreign policy. Not that hatred doesn’t have its uses: but as long as their stance is confined to opposing only Republican wars, the willingness and ability of the Democrats to oppose this war effectively is severely limited. ‘War pragmatism’ will not stop the war, nor is it very practical. As long as the debate is carried on in purely partisan terms, the American people will tune it out — because there will be no debate, only a tired reiteration of ‘talking points’ that don’t diverge in terms of fundamentals. I don’t mean to denigrate those grassroots Democrats who sincerely oppose the war and want to see U.S. troops withdraw as soon as possible. I mean only to warn them against their party leaders, all of whom are ideologically committed to interventionism abroad as well as at home...

Link: http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=7097


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp