Arthur Silber: Our National Amnesia

August 26th, 2005

There has been much discussion lately regarding what to do about Iraq. I realize that many people are incapable of retaining information for longer than a week, but the extent to which most of the debate misses a crucial point is entirely remarkable. In a significant sense, all of the discussion about whether to increase troop levels (which every serious commentator acknowledges we can’t do, and even a draft wouldn’t alter the situation quickly enough to make a difference), whether to “stay the course,” and the like misses the central point.