Jeff A. Taylor looks at fugitive tracking, terrorist motives for attacking, and how Iraqi forces are lacking in the new Reason Express.
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|8.2.05 @ 2:58PM|#
The next one should have three phrases that rhyme with "Nantuckett". I insist.
|8.2.05 @ 3:46PM|#
"It is just yet another example of the fact that the world does not often unfold as government central planners intend."
It is so cute portraying our current leaders/proponants of the Iraq war as just a little naive. The truth is that the flypaper argument is just another justification thrown against the wall. They knew this argument would stick because it speaks to the narrow views about terrorism most Americans share. Maybe someday the neocons will admit their real reason for this war. I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with showing those Muslims who was boss after 9/11/2001.
|8.2.05 @ 4:32PM|#
"This is not necessarily an ironclad argument against the war either: You could say that the elevated risk was worth it, or that it would only be temporary and that long term trends would be toward fewer acts of terror worldwide. But you absolutely cannot say that the London bombings had nothing to do with Iraq."
Gee, I'm glad all the possible interpretations are laid out so cleanly for us here.
You also can't say that the FBI had nothing to do with Oklahoma City.
You can say that operations in Iraq have angered extremists who were already angry.
You can say that a failure to move in Iraq would have provided more 'paper tiger' motivation than the 'angry muslim' motivation supplied by going there.
You can say that if extremists who strap bombs to themselves got really mad about Iraq, surely they were really mad about Afghanistan, too.
I'm not fond of the flypaper argument, but a supporter of it could say that the argument was never about 100% of all potential terrorists going to Iraq - just a large number of them.
The situation can be read a lot of ways.
|8.2.05 @ 6:56PM|#
In regards to the 401(k) link, while I would of course agree that the tax code is too complicated, are we sure complexity is behind people's decision to cash out? According to the article, it is young and low income people who disproportionately cash out their accounts. Aren't those the people who are least likely to have other forms of savings?