A few weeks ago, I had to spend an afternoon in Brussels. I didn't see the fellow from the Men at Work song, but I did have to change from some comfy flying clothes into a suit in a cramped and air-unconditioned loo. Being, well, less slender than Twiggy at her prime, in a hurry, somewhat tense about my schedule, and less than fluent in Walloon, I was a touch perspiry. Okay, I was sweating like a hog.
Point is, of course, that even if one acknowledges that the administrators at Guantanamo have actually inflicted their guests with the worst of Senator Durbin's accusations, these inconveniences are encountered in regular life in any event, making the distinctions between Guantanamo and the Gulag so apparent, one must infer that the senator was motivated by something other than intellectual honesty.
I still believe that some people oppose the Iraqi war in good faith, although the rhetoric of several Democratic party leaders clearly excludes them from this camp. What I'm wondering now is whether there is any way for those folks to step back from this point without causing or experiencing a major disaster.
- Moishe Potemkin
Posted by MoisheP at June 19, 2005 01:21 PM | TrackBack