Reply #117: What Is The Ambivalence? [View All]

[DrFunkenstein]

There is no ambivalence that I can find regarding the outcome of the war. He is clearly pissed at how things turned out, how his trust in bi-partisan people like Powell and George Tenet was abused.

If you want to put together the outcome and the belief in disarming Saddam Hussein, then yes, you could say that he had two distinct feelings on the issue. And I would share his sentiment.

As far as being hesitant to admit his regret in trusting Bush, that seems to be exactly what he has been saying to the media for weeks. Perhaps it took Spiegelman to put the issue in those terms, but since then he has embraced them.

I understand your frustration - believe me, I felt it too. It was frustrating that I had to put together the pieces of his argument instead of a clear, concise formulation, although I really believed that ultimately his position (if not the sucky vote) was absolutley correct.

On top of that, I believe that he is the most capable of leading us forward internationally in January 2005.