An Insufficient Stomach for War

Washington Post by William M. Arkin | Aug. 1, 2006 (Opinion)

Everyone on the planet seems to agree 600 civilians deaths are too many in this two-week-long war.

The condemnation certainly suggests a step forward for humanity: The global community doesn't have much -- or sufficient -- stomach for war.

But there's another possibility. Perhaps the dominant view of the Lebanon war and expectations about war itself are clouded by innumerable subtexts -- anti-Israel, anti-American, anti-Bush, ... Full Story »

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by Carol Colombo - Oct. 1, 2008

This article provided no new insights but rather more right-wing spin. The article is full of false logic: the Republican penchant for straw men and red herrings. A leading question does not "dispense the core fallacy", and personally belittling the "chattering classes" proves that he has no valid arguments.