March 18, 2004

NOT FAIR TO MODO:

Both of them are fairly unreadable nowadays, but here are consecurtive entries in the NY Times newsletter today:

Axis of Appeasement
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
The notion that Spain can separate itself from Al Qaeda's
onslaught on Western civilization by pulling its troops
from Iraq is a fantasy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/18/opinion/18FRIE.html


Pride and Prejudice
By MAUREEN DOWD
The Republicans prefer to paint our old ally as craven
rather than accept the Spanish people's judgment ˜ that the
Iraq takeover had nothing to do with the war on terror.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/18/opinion/18DOWD.html
Kind of cruel of the editors to juxtapose Ms Dowd, their resident expert on Sex and the City and such pop trivialities, with their foreign policy guru.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 18, 2004 8:51 AM
Comments

I wrote Mr. Okrent of the NYT after Ms. Dowd a particularly egregious comment about our Iraq war coalition of "poodles and lackeys." His reply was basically, it's opinion.

Posted by: Rick T. at March 18, 2004 10:19 AM

One could make the argument that terrorism post-invasion (hitting an American ally, Spain) is different from terrorism pre-invasion (no Iraqi connection).

I don't accept that last part, but it certainly is the mainstream line of the left.

Posted by: old maltese at March 18, 2004 11:59 AM

I dunno if Thomas Friedman is readable, but he's been knowledgeable and persuasive when appearing on television.

Posted by: Michael Herdegen at March 18, 2004 12:03 PM

Why should we accept their judgement? They don't accept ours, why should we accept theirs?

This reminds me of the usual pomo gibberish: There are no facts, merely opinions, and one persons opinion is as right as any other persons.


Posted by: fred at March 18, 2004 2:02 PM

I suspect Dowd will not be with the Times much longer now that Krugman has usurped her role as humour columnist.

Posted by: Carter at March 18, 2004 3:05 PM
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