tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post4581929265267300587..comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00Comments on The Stopped Clock: A Weak Case for WarAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-51743860729383545842011-03-16T08:24:14.947-04:002011-03-16T08:24:14.947-04:00I was trying to give Douthat some benefit of the d...I was trying to give Douthat some benefit of the doubt, as he does a decent job refuting the arguments for war, but you're correct - as it stands "There's No Case For War".Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-4165900925124239282011-03-16T05:55:49.467-04:002011-03-16T05:55:49.467-04:00"A weak case for war?"
How about, no ca..."A weak case for war?"<br /><br />How about, no case for war.<br /><br />The "raison d'etre" of the US military is to protect the Constitution of the US from all enemies foreign and domestic. It does that by being really good at breaking things and killing people.<br /><br />From what I can see - there is already a surplus of broken things and dead people in Libya - and no "threat" to the US that will be lessened by our dropping bombs on the Libyans. <br /><br />It boggles the mind how quickly people can go from "no more nation building" to "let's send in the troops" because we feel like we need to do something.<br /><br />Of course the people (in both political camps) who seem most interested in "sending in the troops" tend (not always, but tend) to be the folks who have not served and who have absolutely no desire to ever see a member of their own family serve in the military.<br /><br />CWDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com