Do We Really Need Another Hackneyed Top Ten List?
Of course not. But that's never stopped us before so let's go.
The Top Ten most overrated aspects of the war with Iraq (so far):
10. The Republican Guard
9. The Special Republican Guard. Apparently the motto of the SRG was "we're excellent drivers" given the haste in which they fled advancing US forces.
8. The need for a "Second" (actually more like an 18th) UN resolution. If only we had that second resolution then... Then what?
7. Tied to #8 the vulnerability of Tony Blair. Once the war started the British public came on board and if anything the outcome has made Blair stronger.
6. The weather in Iraq. Other than a couple of days of dust storms which slowed US operations, the weather was essentially a non-factor. As they had already shown in Afghanistan the US military has the capability to fight anywhere under any conditions. Wearing the NBC suits might have been uncomfortable in ninety plus degree heat but it didn't have much of an impact on the ability of the troops to achieve their mission.
5. The Agonist.
4. The effectiveness of Aaron Brown's toupee.
3. The "rejuvenated" peace movement. Despite their claims to the contrary I don't think the anti-war protesters had any impact on the preparations for or the conduct of the war. Once their bankrupt rhetoric (How many times did you hear the phrase, "I know Saddam is a bad man but..." followed by reasons for not going to war but never with realistic and effective alternative courses of action?), juvenile tactics (Blocking traffic accomplishes what exactly?), and true motivations (More anti-Bush than anti-war), were exposed to the public their support melted away faster than the Republican Guard. The movement is now effectively marginalized.
2. France.
1. The vaunted "Arab Street". A bunch of drunk college students celebrating their school's hockey championship showed more passion and caused more damage in one night than the "Arab Street" has in the last month. Isn't it time we put this bogeyman to bed?
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