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Pretty pointless rant. What point are you/he trying to make?

Love this part:

Seems Tbogg is really committed to this “neo-con bedwetter” trope --so much so, in fact, that he and his fellow Iraq war critics have started to pretend that the threat from al Qaeda doesn’t exist, and instead spend the majority of their time poking their sticks into the sides of those who aren’t quite so sanguine about al Qaeda’s intentions.

Goldstein provides no evidence that "Iraq war critics" have ever claimed that Al Qaeda does not exist,  neither will he be able to.

One of the commenters challenges some of Goldstein’s propositions and -surprise!- he’s denounced as "anti-american". You guys on the right have a real persecution complex when it comes to anyone being critical of your party’s leader.

I’ll say this again: the vast majority of people on the left wholeheartedly backed the President in action in Afghanistan. That is indisputable.

What your friend Mr. Goldstein shys away from admitting is that Iraq and Al Qaeda were two separate issues before Bush’s invasion. But not anymore.

I think what we have here is a certain cognizance of those on the right that, since things aren’t going so well in Iraq, with the outcome predicted by the despised "leftists" to be far more accurate than the rosy picture envisioned by the right, that now the attempt is to bash the left with accusations of  shying away from fighting Al Qaeda.

Which is, of course, bullshit.

Goldstein provides no evidence that "Iraq war critics" have ever claimed that Al Qaeda does not exist, neither will he be able to.

Goldstein doesn’t have to provide evidence of that since he didn’t say it. He said that some "Iraq war critics have started to pretend that the threat from al Qaeda doesn’t exist".

One of the commenters challenges some of Goldstein’s propositions and -surprise!- he’s denounced as "anti-american".

Where? I don’t see the comment nor the commenter you are referring to. Could you link to it to provide evidence?

You guys on the right have a real persecution complex when it comes to anyone being critical of your party’s leader.

For you to comment here at this blog for months and then say this is both insulting and ignorant. You must not pay attention to the posts that go up here at this blog or you must not have simple reading comprehension because plenty of criticism is directed at our "party’s leader".

I’ll say this again: the vast majority of people on the left wholeheartedly backed the President in action in Afghanistan. That is indisputable.

This doesn’t apply to the current discussion.

What your friend Mr. Goldstein shys away from admitting is that Iraq and Al Qaeda were two separate issues before Bush’s invasion. But not anymore.

It’s not what Goldstein believes, so he’s not "shying away" from anything. We are in a war against terrorism. Iraq and Al Qaeda certainly fit the bill.

I think what we have here is a certain cognizance of those on the right that, since things aren’t going so well in Iraq, with the outcome predicted by the despised "leftists" to be far more accurate than the rosy picture envisioned by the right, that now the attempt is to bash the left with accusations of shying away from fighting Al Qaeda.

Which is, of course, bullshit.

Yes it is bullshit. It’s your bullshit mcair.