Posted on 04/20/2009 10:17:12 AM PDT by syriacus
But what to do now? Exactly what the U.S. could have done before: recognize the cease-fire as a false peace, present the Iraqi Army with an ultimatum -- to get rid of Saddam Hussein or the U.S. will resume the air attack on military targets and every high officer will be tried for war crimes.
With the killer gone, Iraqis can be left to their own political settlements. The only duty of the U.S. is to allow those who trusted us to return to their homes, free of terror.
But to do that, Mr. Bush must show true strength -- the ability to concede error, not only for the soul's sake, which is sufficient itself, but to act effectively.
Unless he does, he will find himself more and more tightly entwined in his own rationalizations, unable to cut free of his bonds because he will not admit they exist. Every adult knows that we waste our energies and talent when we try to justify the unjustifiable instead of setting ourselves and the record straight and getting on with life. In this, Presidents are no different than the rest of us.
The country would embrace Mr. Bush for his courage. He would save its name and the chances of real peace. He would be able to give lasting succor to those who believed in him. The sweetest reward is that they would again.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
How Times have changed......
I was wrong to imply that Rosenthal’s position was the same as the position of the NY Times. He was no longer an editor at the NYT when he wrote this. He was a columnist.
The Slimes had always been a well-left of center paper. But, when Rosenthal left as managing editor in the late '80s it marked the beginning of the end of the paper. What little balance was left at the paper went away with Rosenthal's departure.
It's telling that this is a Rosenthal Op-Ed column, and not a NY Times Editorial Board opinion.
But what to do now? Exactly what the U.S. could have done before: recognize the cease-fire as a false peace, present the Iraqi Army with an ultimatum -- to get rid of Saddam Hussein or the U.S. will resume the air attack on military targets and every high officer will be tried for war crimes. With the killer gone, Iraqis can be left to their own political settlements.It's another diabolical partisan op-ed, this one from 1991.
Mr. Bush(41/43) must show true strength don’t make me laugh!
Here is video of candidate Al Gore attacking 41 for not acting on Saddam and WMDS 31 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h6gehCPvpk
I forgot to point out that this is in 1992.
Here is video of candidate Al Gore attacking 41 for not acting on Saddam and WMDS 31 seconds in 1992.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h6gehCPvpk
Great video of Gore!! Thanks!
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