Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Stabilization vs. Fly-trap, Part II: Now here's a good Austin Bay column (via Instapundit) that concentrates on what's been accomplished in Iraq (i.e. stabilization). Notice no mention of the Fly-trap nonsense, a desperate rationale periodically pulled out of the argumentative drawer when things aren't going well in Iraq. ...
Update - 9:40 p.m. -- Oh no. The 'flypaper' strategy is getting a new airing (via, sadly, Instapundit) and is now called a 'doctrine.' You see, Iraq was always envisioned as a 'playground' in which we'd shoot 'em up while at the same time trying to build a stable democracy. Yeah, that was the plan. Oops. 'Doctrine.' ...
Update - 9:40 p.m. -- Oh no. The 'flypaper' strategy is getting a new airing (via, sadly, Instapundit) and is now called a 'doctrine.' You see, Iraq was always envisioned as a 'playground' in which we'd shoot 'em up while at the same time trying to build a stable democracy. Yeah, that was the plan. Oops. 'Doctrine.' ...
