[lbo-talk] David Brooks mulls Iraq fiasco

[Carl Remick]

Columnist David Brooks engages in some world-class shucking and jiving in 
the NY Times today.  Sample:  "Far from being blinded by greed [in going 
into Iraq], we were blinded by idealism."
For those with strong stomachs, the full text is at 
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/11/opinion/11BROO.html

I just sent Brooks this email:

----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Remick
To: <dabrooks at nytimes.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:09 AM

David Brooks:

Re this comment in your column today:  "We went into Iraq with what, in
retrospect, seems like a childish fantasy. We were going to topple Saddam,
establish democracy and hand the country back to grateful Iraqis. We
expected to be universally admired when it was all over."

That belief was "a childish fantasy" at the time, not merely in retrospect.
Does this colossal failure of judgment on your part mean that you will be
resigning your NY Times column?  It would be the honorable thing to do, and
I know what an idealist you are.

Sincerely,

Carl Remick

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