Glenn Greenwald’s Chickenhawk Argument

by John Hawkins | January 9, 2007 8:59 am

Over at Unclaimed Territory, lefty blowhard Glenn Greenwald is advancing the same old, tired chickenhawk argument libs have been using for years, but just in case, he’s taking 2200 words to say the same thing most libs can do in two sentences.

Here’s the short version[1]:

“As a result, it is now morally indefensible for those who are physically able to do so to advocate a “surge,” or even ongoing war in Iraq, without either volunteering to fight or offering a good reason why they are not doing so.”

If he doesn’t think you can back the President on a surge without participating, then the reverse should be true. Since Greenwald wants us to surrender to the insurgents in Iraq, he should be over there acting as a human shield for a member of the sectarian death squads. Heck, if you add in all his sock puppets, Greenwald could act as a human shield for 4 or 5 terrorists and neck cutters.

Other people have made similar points and Greenwald has a long, tortured explanation for why this sort of non-reasoning only applies to people who believe in winning the war, not people advocating that America surrender in Iraq, but it’s such bupkis that it’s not even worth addressing.

If people like Greenwald don’t like the idea of a surge, there is certainly an argument that can be made against it. It’s not sustainable. It encourages the Iraqis to rely on our troops instead of doing things for themselves. It will likely increase casualties and costs. If we “surge” and nothing comes of it, it could boost the morale of the enemy. Unlike Greenwald’s lame “chickenhawk” argument, at least those are legitimate criticisms of a surge.

Also see

The Chickenhawk Slur[2]
Increasing Troop Levels In Iraq[3]

Endnotes:
  1. short version: http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2007/01/attention-war-supporters-your-country.html
  2. The Chickenhawk Slur: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/john/chickenhawks.php
  3. Increasing Troop Levels In Iraq: https://rightwingnews1.wpenginepowered.com/archives/week_2006_12_31.PHP#007107

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