Afghanistan was wrong (too)

Evan Derkacz
December 19, 2005News & Politics

Even many who oppose the war in Iraq support the attack of Afghanistan. They attacked us, the reasoning goes, therefore it was justified.

Revere disagrees, though he acknowledges that the Taliban were (are) bad to their people and gave moral and material support to terrorists. But, he asks, "does that justify bombing the living shit out of their countries and then occupying them?"

Fortunately for a weary Monday morning blogger, he answers his own question...

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