Feb 24 2006 11:19:28 PM EST
Buckley Now Opposes the Iraq War
In what looks to me like a major defection by an American conservative, William F. Buckley, the founding editor of The National Review, has declared the war in Iraq as a failure, and has argued that the United States must now plan to pull out in defeat.
“One can’t doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed,” Buckley writes. “[D]ifferent plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the acknowledgment of defeat. ”
I’m not sure how relevant Buckley now is considered in the American conservative community, but it seems certain that, regardless of Buckley’s current position, this recent editorial has to sting.
Feb 26 2006 02:31:08 AM EST
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Mar 01 2006 08:22:07 PM EST
Comment by: Allyson
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Apr 06 2006 11:35:41 PM EDT
Comment by: Phil Koenig
There are those who believe that it has been planned all along for the Iraq war to “fail”, allowing Islamist forces to create chaos in Iraq, potentially de-stabilize Turkey, etc.
If this were actually the case, Buckley would actually be feeding into the scheme intentionally.
Take a look here:
http://emperors-clothes.com/analysis/moore3.htm
http://emperors-clothes.com/analysis/ritter.htm
Who knows - it’s as much or more credible than a lot of traditional explanations for much of the strange positions one sees taken on this war.