The problem with winning
Posted by Greg on June 27, 2006
Jason Kuznicki at Positive Liberty explains the paradox of wanting America to win, but recognizing the negative ramification of an American win being a Bush win:
Tim Sandefur proposes, below, that some Iraq war critics are really rooting for the other side to win. I think that’s a very difficult proposition to accept. For one thing, I’m not aware of many radical leftist peacenik Islamic theocrats. I just don’t believe that they exist.
Perhaps they wish to see Bush and his cronies lose, and at times I’m sure this obscures their vision of the situation. But you know, I’d like to see Bush lose, too. He deserves it. If only this didn’t mean that America would also lose — and that its enemies would win. In light of my dilemma, I’ve been keeping a low profile lately, not saying much about the war, and hoping for the best. I’ve done my ranting in the past, and I don’t care to go back to it. Not like it would change anything anyway.
There are plenty of reasons, though, why a Bush win — as opposed to an American win — will be bad for us.
Sandefur responds here and it’s also worth a read.
