Andrew Sullivan, in an OpEd for the Washington Times (the paper that is owned by the Moonies):
“On the day Kabul fell to Northern Alliance and American troops, the lefty journalist Nicholas von Hoffman predicted disaster and quagmire for the United States in Afghanistan. In von Hoffman’s honor, I instituted the von Hoffman awards for terrible predictions in wartime.”
With news that the Taliban is operating again in Afghanistan, IPS reports:
IRAQ-U.S.: Meanwhile, Back in Afghanistan
“WASHINGTON, Apr 7 (IPS) – As senior U.S. officials promise to rebuild and democratise Iraq, citizens of that country might wish to consider the fate of nearby Afghanistan.”
With every twist and turn in this 24 hours a day real-time reported war comes a knee jerk ‘I told you so’. Armchair anarchists and suburban warriors would be well advised to wait a little before jumping to conclusions. There are enough eggs to smear the faces of the entire political spectrum.