And I continue to think it oddest of all that if Hussein is this great big threat, why is there not more criticism of the guys who helped arm Hussein and, with Desert Storm, left the job of finishing him off incomplete?
That's easy. Because the guys who would most like to criticize them are remembering Reagan's 11th commandment -- Thou shalt not criticize another Republican. Though if Scowcroft writes any more self-serving pieces, they may forget that rule. Besides, while it was clearly a huge mistake to stop the Gulf War the way we did, that was not entirely clear at the time; many, including Our Friends the Saudis, were convinced that Saddam would fall.
And as for Jimmy Carter's record, please remind me what his great foreign policy achievements were? I only remember a series of setbacks and embarrassing fumbles (after the botched hostage rescue, the entire world said, 'now the Israelis would have managed it better'), accompanied by high-toned moral scolding. Please do not reply with Reagan's sins in Iran-contra, they don't answer the question. |
