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...Webb's opposition to an invasion of Iraq predates the first Gulf War. "I thought we would empower Iran, and we have," he says. His views are precise but complex. They are based on a lifetime studying warfare, first in the Marines and then as Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Navy. And there were moments in the two debates when Allen and Webb-especially Webb-seemed about to settle into the sort of serious discussion of Iraq that the nation desperately needs, but those moments were fleeting. Moderators interrupted, time limits were imposed, other topics were raised. And then...
...what about Jimmy Webb, clearing the toughest neighborhood in the toughest province in Iraq, an area that the senior Marine intelligence officer in the region said was slipping into the control of al- Qaeda? I figured someone owed candidate Webb a serious conversation about Iraq last week, and so we sat down to discuss how he would end the war. Webb pointed out that most U.S. troops in Iraq are stationed in four large forward operating bases (FOBS), part of an implicit U.S. strategy to maximize "force protection"-that is, to limit casualties. In fact, there has been a fierce...
...said. "Right now in Anbar, the focus is on us-the occupying army. If we weren't there, my guess is the local Sunni insurgents would quickly turn against the al-Qaeda terrorists, many of whom are foreigners, and kick them out." That sounded like wishful thinking. I told Webb that most top military strategists-even those appalled by the Bush Administration's feckless prosecution of the war-didn't think his strategy would work, that Iraq would fall into chaos without American troops...
...police force, and we certainly shouldn't be the referees in a civil war. Iraq's neighbors are better positioned to handle that. We need to get the neighbors-including Syria and Iran-involved in stabilizing Iraq, but the Bush Administration has no interest in diplomacy." Webb's argument is flawed, but what Iraq scenario isn't? It should be the centerpiece of a serious national debate. But we remain a nation befogged by affluence and voyeurism, where the story of George Allen's mother is far more compelling than that of Jim Webb...
...strength of moderate candidates in places like Indiana, many of whom don't support one of MoveOn's top priorities, a timetable for withdrawal of troops from Iraq. And the bloggers are actively supporting and giving money to many of these more centrist candidates. Virginia Senate candidate Jim Webb was encouraged to run and has received more than $280,000 from the Netroots, even though he served in the Reagan Administration as Navy Secretary and was a Republican until recently...