Lunch at the Labs

The Long Bomb.

In his op-ed column The Long Bomb in Sunday's New York Times Thomas L. Friedman says he supports war against Iraq but criticizes President Bush for how he has handled matters leading up to it. Although I often disagree with Mr. Friedman and do not agree with him on war with Iraq, I think he makes some interesting points that explain why so many disagree with this war and why it may not turn out so well:

1. This administration refused to go along with the Kyoto global warming treaty and thus angered all of Europe.

2. This administration unilaterally ripped up the ABM treaty without any regards to Russia.

3. This administration has implemented one radical tax cut and now is proposing another one, just when we are going to enter a costly war.

4. This administration has failed to implement any energy conservation, plan for alternative energy sources, or even stockpile oil on the eve of war.

5. This administration has done nothing to stop new or expanded Israeli settlements that cause all Arabs to distrust our motives in the mid-east.