Stardate 20011114.0812 (On Screen via long range sensors): I think that a lot of people who have been supporting this war have been waiting for someone to say what Anne McElvoy now says so well: antiwar activists have been a bunch of raving loons, and the tide of events has now shown them up. Her point is well-made that they aren't going to stop opposing this war simply because we're winning it, and indeed I've already started seeing some of the new objections she predicts. In particular, that
the Northern alliance is
worse than the Taliban. That one's already going around. One she doesn't mention but probably should have was the idea that this is actually something the Taliban planned, and that
we're falling into a trap they've set for us. It's truly astounding how many people are afraid of victory. I suppose there is a comfort in defeat, a satisfaction in mediocrity, sort of like well-worn shoes. Achievement is terrifying. It's so much easier to be second-rate. When you're certain you can't win, then you don't have to try.
(discussion in progress)
