If we are not fighting in Iraq, I've long held, the so-called "good war" in Afghanistan will become bad in the views of our anti-war side. Now the anti-war side protests Iraq and claims that they oppose Iraq in order to commit resources to the "real" fight in Afghanistan.
Boy was I optimistic in stating that as a prediction of the future:
Majorities of Republicans and independents think the war in Afghanistan was worth fighting and that the effort there is linked to the eventual defeat of terrorism more broadly. Majorities of Democrats disagree.
If the broader category of Democrats is barely against the war in Afghanistan, imagine the majorities rolled up in San Francisco? With July on track to become the third month in a row with higher casualties in Afghanistan than Iraq, our Left's commitment to fighting the "good war" in Afghanistan that the war in Iraq "distracts us from" will not last beyond election day this year. Especially when talk of invading Pakistan's tribal areas is part of the debate.
Of course, the very premise of "good" Afghanistan and "bad" Iraq has always been idiocy, but you don't let the anti-war Left pretend to have a clue about military matters and strategy, do you?
