Fritz Schranck has a commendably fair and balanced analysis of what seems like (I haven’t read the opinion yet) [now doesn’t that “yet” make me seem like a scholar?] a fair and balanced 7th Circuit opinion in the long-running affirmative action case involving the Chicago Fire Department.
Bottom line: the plainfiffs (white firemen) won, but not as much as they asked for. Still, beats losing.
About the Schranck link:
“The charge that leading Democrats wish that American forces fail in the hopes that it will help their political chances is well founded.”
So exactly what will constitute the ‘success’ of American forces in Iraq? Killing every last Iraqi who, perhaps for no other reason than what might be called normal patriotism, has decided he doesn’t like the invasion and occupation of his country, nor the puppet government we have installed, and taken up arms against this?
Is there no middle ground here? Might not reasonable people, regardless of politics, occupy some middle point?
Oops. A clarification, which I stupidly left out, is definitely in order.
My comment above was not about Shranck’s piece on the Chicago FD affirmative action ruling, rather about his Sept. 2 post “My fellow Democrat”, in which he quotes Michael Barone, as above.
Sorry.
Also sorry for (and “definitely” applies again here) being off topic, albeit ‘on link’; the Barone quote just jumped out at me.
eh, I’ll respond to your off-topic post.
The failure of the American forces in Iraq would be for Iraq to slide into anarchy or back into bloody tyranny.
The success of the American forces in Iraq would be for Iraq to be left with a sustainable democracy and some guarantee of human rights for its inhabitants, regardless of sex or religion.
Now, what middle ground do you think it’s appropriate to find?
Your answer sounds good, but you failed completely to address the means by which the success you portray might have to be achieved — which was the gist of my comment.
eh, your comment presupposes that we set up a puppet government. I reject that idea totally. The interim government that we helped set up will oversee elections. They’re working that out right now, and making real progress.
http://www.iraqthemodel.com
How else could the power vacuum that occurred when Saddam fell be filled?