Mike
2008-07-01 18:02:20
seems to me pretty clear that what Buchanan meant was that Iran hadn’t started a war. So to accusing him of ‘lying’ by conveniently forgetting about the Iran-Iraq war is an overreach. I’m no Buchanan fan, but the guy misspoke. Whether or not Iran is an aggressor in general, well, obviously that’s a thorny subject as these comments illustrate. But to call Buchanan a liar because of this misstatement is just so nuts and is a good example of why so few people take this site seriously. (Unless, Sheryl, you are implying that Iran was the aggressor in the Iran-Iraq war, in which case, I would like you to back that up– otherwise you are just playing semantic games.)
