No one seems to be writing opinion pieces quite the way I would, so I decided to do it myself.

The name? Taverns are places where one goes to discuss the interesting events and things in the world, so this is my tavern.

I will offer my views on politics, economics, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I will occasionally publish the entire article from another journal for purposes of causing discussion.

 

Juan Cole takes on Andrew Sullivan

Juan Cole skewers Andrew Sullivan with a cogent analysis of his arguments against the New York Times when, prior to the Bush War, it did not fall in line with the misinformation that the administration was spewing to try to induce America to attack Iraq.

It is particularly interesting because Cole points out where Sullivan uses propaganda rather than facts to make his point.

Cole ends with a rather poignant point on how bad the information that both Sullivan and the administration put out to justify the war.

"Saving" the Iraqi Shiites was maybe the last rationale for their war that hadn't been discredited. Since April 2 they haven't been saving them any more. They have been killing them.
posted by Richard at 11:53 PM