As many people have chronicled, the decision to fight in Vietnam was a years-long accretion of step-by-step choices, each of which could be rationalized at the time. Invading Iraq was an unforced, unnecessary decision to risk everything on a 'war of choice' whose costs we are still paying.
Nationality: American Type: Journalist Born: August 2, 1949 |
Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.