Arguments for ground war - forget it

[Brad DeLong]

>Of course the war was not legitimate. Of course in a world in which 
>there are such inequalities of wealth and power, a counterattack was 
>illegitimate.
>

So we should have gone to visit the homes of the dishwashers at 
Windows on the World killed on September 11, and told their wives, 
husbands, and children that "Because the United States is a rich and 
powerful country, it would be illegitimate to take any steps to force 
the Taliban to hand over those responsible for this atrocity, and 
illegitimate to take any steps to reduce Al-Qaeda's ability to commit 
a similar atrocity again?"

Somehow I don't think so.

Brad DeLong