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.

 
Next month, September 2004, the US will have the 1,000th military casualty in Iraq. There is no reason to believe that the rate of casualties will change much.

It is an expensive adventure, yet if we try to pull out now Iraq will become a failed state generating more terrorists. This is just what happened in Afghanistan when we pulled out precipitously after the Soviets were defeated. Bush 43 committed us irrevocably.

Bush 41 warned of exactly this situation when he stopped the Gulf War at 100 hours. Bush 43 ignored the warning, and now we and the Iraqis are reaping the whirlwind.

Ignoring the facts as Bush and the Republicans are doing will not help.

It is time to send in Kerry. We need some mentally healthy adults on the job, unlike Bush and Cheney.

Clearly, it is time for a change.

posted by Richard at 3:26 PM