Let's Get Some Political Science 101 for the Slate Folks... |
| Published: November 21, 2007, 7:15 pm |
| Tags: iraq, surge, slate, one can only reach kaus esque levels of ignorance through the sniffing of extraordinary amounts of glue |
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While we're on the topic of Slate contrarians, here's Mickey reacting to the Korb/Katulis/Podesta op-ed:When you write a sentence like:the progress being made at the local level often undermines the stated goal of creating a unified, stable, democratic Iraqyou have to come up with, you know, an example. Maybe in the next sentence! Podesta et al. argue that Iraqi national reconciliation--and "constructive" intervention by regional powers--will only come when America withdraws. That may be true (though it seems tendentiously optimistic). But we can always withdraw. In the meantime, how does "progress at the local level," including "declines in the overall level of violence," actually hurt? Without that argument, the piece looks like positioning. ...Alright, let's go slow and use small words, so that Mickey can understand. The central government is one among many armed, collective actors in Iraq. In most modern nation-states (and in Iraq prior to 2003) the central government is the [ Full article ] |
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