Michael Kinsley takes some (well-deserved) potshots at the Bush administration’s build-up to war:
Ambiguity has its place in dealings among nations, and so does a bit of studied irrationality. Sending mixed signals and leaving the enemy uncertain what you might do next are valid tactics. But the cloud of confusion that surrounds Bush’s Iraq policy is not tactical. It’s the real thing.
I’m supportive of attacking Iraq not because it is part of the war on terror but because the threshold of what represents a “clear and present danger” dropped on 9/11. However, I think the Bush administration has done a pathetic job of convincing Americans and the world, particularly in their dealings with the UN Security Council.
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