Revolutionary Moderation

Remember when people had to make sense?



The Daily Howler talks about it relative to the big American media. August can't believe television commentators could possibly have such a disconnect from basic logic.



Yes, this week's talking point as distributed by the Republican Party of the United States seems to be "Liberals were wrong, and the war has proved that." And guess who seems to be on that same talking point mailing list?



Step right up, Ezra Levant!



"They said Saddam did not have illegal weapons, including Scuds. On the first day of the war, Iraq fired those Scuds it did not have." False. The scuds claimed by the Americans to be owned by Iraq before the war are still missing in action.



"They said Turkey and Israel would use the distraction of the war to abuse their minorities. They did not." I can't speak for Turkey, but Israel? It's been a bad few weeks to be Palestinian.



"They said the war would cost $100 billion. It has cost $20 billion..." I haven't been able to confirm or deny these numbers. But I can't believe that even Ezra thinks the occupation (and the associated accumulating price) is over.



"They said the war on Iraq was not related to the war on terror. Last week, terrorist kingpin Abu Abbas was found in Baghdad." What, this guy? "Even Israel allowed him in and out of Gaza a few years ago as it accepted that he had given up violence and was supporting the Oslo peace process," says a BBC article following his capture. Though I think what we actually said was no link between Iraq and al Quada, but Ezra never lets the facts get in the way of a good story.



But my main complaint is not primarily about the shaky logic and FOXNews view of the rest of the world outside of the United States. Instead, my main complaint is the argument that Americans have somehow "earned" the right to rebuild Iraq, since they bombed it in the first place, and since the French and UN were too "cowardly" to involve themselves in delivering death from 25,000 feet. Argue about the reasons all you like, but is anyone serious still calling the French "cowards"? And has anyone at all --- anyone but Ezra Levant --- anyone, anywhere in any context called Kofi Annan a coward?



I wonder if Ezra's editors read this shit with a straight face.