There was mumblings about Iraq prior to Sept 11, but you're right if you're asserting that none seemed to be pointing towards imminent invasion. Currently, there are no signs pointing towards invasion of Syria, and the sabre-rattling has (thus far) been pretty generic, and of the sort that's gone on for decades (literally). However, that sabre rattling is made more ominous, granted, by troops next door to them. And just because signs don't currently point towards invasion, those signs can change quickly (as Iraq's circumstances illustrate). So if you're asserting that things could go dangerously awry vis-a-vis Syria, I would agree with you. Likewise with Iran (although to do so would undermine the reformers there, and I think we'd just as soon give them breathing room). But who knows? I've never once made the case that Bush is a genius, or that his advisors don't have pointy teeth.
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I don't recall any news stories or newspaper articles talking about the imminent threat of Iraq until after September 11.
Bush has set a new precedent. This is something new.
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http://slate.msn.com/id/2081218/
http://slate.msn.com/id/2070072/ (sort of old)
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