A recent surge of frustrating editorials and news stories in the Times on the Iraq War (“How a ‘Good War’ in Afghanistan Went Wrong;” “Democrats Say Leaving Iraq May Take Years;” “Getting Iraq Wrong“) suggest, erroneously of course, that the intentions behind the Iraq War were well-meaning, loosening the tight grip Progressives had recently gained around the neck of this downright-criminal administration.
Luckily, a brilliant and much-needed column from Katha Pollitt sets the record straight in this week’s issue of the Nation.
