A Good Anti-war Blog

If you’re a hawk like me you may have a tough time finding contrary points of view that don’t make you cringe. I know I do. It isn’t easy to find smart people with substantive criticisms of American foreign policy who don’t get under my skin.
But they are out there, and they’re worth seeking out and listening to.
So I’d like to turn you on to Marc Cooper, if you don’t already know who he is. He’s a columnist for The Nation (probably the sharpest of the bunch) and also the LA Weekly. Recently he decided to start up a blog. He must be doing something right because he already has a diverse and civil community in his comments section.
Here’s his take on Iraq in a nutshell (I am quoting him from his own comments section):

I opposed the war per se because I thought that on balance it would be counter-productive (but not immoral). I’m afraid that is being borne out by the current fix we are in. I also opposed the “peace movement” by the way as I found most of their arguments feckless. I still oppose any sort of immediate withdrawal as I guess I’m sympathetic to the Pottery Barn argument. This administration now “owns” Iraq and cannot abandon it.

If you can work with that, and I certainly can, head on over to his site. If you want to argue with him, be cool about it. Don’t be like the resident far-left bomb-throwing troll in his comments section.