After reading Senator Mark Dayton's pathetic editorial in yesterday's Minneapolis Star Tribune titled A scary, go-it-alone path to war, I was licking my chops at the prospect of tearing into his piece and dismantling it bit by bit. Yes Mark, war is indeed a "scary" proposition. But lo and behold a much better man than myself took on the task and performed it admirably. In his Bleat today Lileks draws and quarters Dayton. Butchers him like a hog he does.
The only thing that I would add is to ask if Senator Dayton understands that the most important duty that the president has is to protect the United States and its people not to win the approval of the world. Daytons writes:
The president must persuade Congress, the American people, and the world that a devastating war against Iraq is absolutely necessary; otherwise, it would be terribly wrong.
While I agree that the president should make his case to Congress and the American people on the need for military action he does not need to ask permission of "the world" to do what is required to defend the United States.
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