You know, I'm not even shocked anymore. H. D. Miller at Travelling Shoes links to this -- thing by one James Carroll of the Boston Globe. I'm not even going to post a quote -- go read it for yourselves. (Have antacids handy.) Basically, from his perch on high Mr. Carroll sees no difference between the precision bombardment of certain government structures in Baghdad, after ample announcement to a "leader" who basically laughed off our promises, and the unprovoked attack on office workers by terrorists. Where was it Dante envisioned the "neutrals" roasting?
Posted by Andrea Harris at March 26, 2003 12:45 AMwow. Such bombastic prose written to say, in the end, nothing.
No counterpoint. No Alternative vision. No anything, other than an opinion that what is currently happening is bad.
In short, a prolonged whine against action by someone who cannot conceive of action absent strict approval by everyone, which will conveniently never happen.
I'd imagine that he would be happy to celebrate a free Iraq when and if it comes about though.
Posted by: mike at March 26, 2003 at 01:03 AMI think they ran around the outskirts of the top level of Hell, forever chasing a banner that was just out of their reach.
But it's been a long time since I read Dante.