well said

interesting article in the boston globe. i liked this part:

Iraq is not a war, because, though we have savage assault, we have no enemy. The war on terrorism is not a war because, though we have an enemy, the muscle-bound Pentagon offers no authentic means of assault.

it bugs me that the well-deserved drop in public support for the invasion of iraq is always framed in the context of what a mess it is, rather than the possibility that it was a bad idea in the first place. even when we get it right, it's for the wrong reasons.