The Republican defenders of the “no end in sight” Iraq occupation have taken to saying that it’s better for our GIs to be attacked in Iraq than for U.S. civilians to be attacked in New York or Washington, DC. I just heard Tom Donnelly of the American Enterprise Institute (no, I will NOT give you the link!) make this lame argument on Nightline last night. This is what I call a “dim bulb” argument.
This idea reminds me of a veteran river rafter who told me during a wonderful 5-day rafting trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River his surefire method for diverting yellow jackets from his dinner plate (man, how they swarmed us by the thousands!). You cut off a piece of meat from your serving, place it far away from where you actually plan to eat and then wait for the bees to swarm. After that, sit down and enjoy your meal in relative tranquility.
So that would make our GIs red meat for Islamic terrorists. Hmmm…
