To invoke Vietnam was a blunder too far for Bush

The Presidents's crass comparison between Iraq and war in south east Asia was the most ludicrous misreading of history

How do I dislike President George Bush? Let me count the ways. Most of them have to do with his contented assumption that 'faith' is, in and of itself, a virtue. This self-satisfied mentality helps explain almost everything, from the smug expression on his face to the way in which, as governor of Texas, he signed all those death warrants without losing a second's composure.

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Martha Rosler
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by Martha Rosler - Oct. 1, 2008

Hitchens can still write circles around most US journalists, but he has become quite sloppy. He begins with his favorite subject, his loathing for cheap religiosity, and then gets to the point, which is his own implied self-justification for supporting the Iraq conflict after having protested against Vietnam. In the process he virtually ignores Bush's admittedly idiotic and counterfactual points. Neither Bush nor Hitchens is particularly persuasive here.

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