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January 14, 2005

But Then They Never Studied Law

Reports the Washington Post:

Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists, according to a report released yesterday by the National Intelligence Council, the CIA director's think tank.

Iraq provides terrorists with "a training ground, a recruitment ground, the opportunity for enhancing technical skills," said David B. Low, the national intelligence officer for transnational threats. "There is even, under the best scenario, over time, the likelihood that some of the jihadists who are not killed there will, in a sense, go home, wherever home is, and will therefore disperse to various other countries."

Remember when conservatives reminded us often of the Law of Unintended Consequences? Whenever a government program or law was proposed, they would remind us that, as good as the intentions of the lawmakers might be, they could not foresee all the unintended consequences of their new program or law, and therefore they ought not implement it.

Well, how about applying that same logic to government actions overseas? That is, in fact, exactly what many of us on the libertarian/anarchist side tried to do; but would conservatives listen? No way! Any and all opposition to Bush's war was from left-wing, commie-lib kooks who "hate America." No one with any sense could possibly oppose a "conservative" Republican's war!

Well, here we have grave unintended (at least we hope they were unintended) consequences demonstrated for all to see. Will this dampen the Right's enthusiasm for future foreign intervention? Surely it will . . . and I will be the starting quarterback in the Super Bowl.

Posted by Mike Tennant at January 14, 2005 10:12 AM

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