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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: JohnM who wrote (35361)7/31/2002 2:05:38 PM
From: tekboy  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
it's not clear to me that a one article analysis needs to do that. As I recall the article, they took into account remarks to the effect we could afford it. So it struck me as a classic example of an analysis piece with a point of view which considered the opposite point, i.e., we could afford it, in the text.

I don't think that "can we afford it?" is the right question. We're the richest nation in history--we can afford anything we want to. But if it's not necessary or appropriate, then even a minor expense isn't worth it.

What people should be asking--and are, appropriately, I think--is "what are the costs and benefits of different courses of action, and how do they compare to each other?"

tb@accountant.com
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