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
>
>I doubt that anyone, whether s/he is for or against the war, has 
>visited "the homes of the dishwashers at Windows on the World," 
>except some of their kin, friends, neighbors, & perhaps bill 
>collectors.
>--
>Yoshie

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