Wednesday, July 09, 2008 | 12:21 a.m.

Stand Up Against the Surge

by Molly Ivins

The purpose of this old-fashioned newspaper crusade to stop the war is not to make George W. Bush look like the dumbest president ever. People have done dumber things. What were they thinking when they bought into the Bay of Pigs fiasco? How dumb was the Egypt-Suez war? How massively stupid was the entire war in Vietnam? Even at that, the challenge with this misbegotten adventure is that WE simply cannot let it continue.

It is not a matter of whether we will lose or we are losing. We h ...

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Posted by: Robert Settgast
Comment: #1
Sun Mar 9, 2008 9:09 PM

Molly: Your thought provoking, informative, & well researched writings have provided insight & logic for so many. You're gone now, but your contributions t o journalism & our republic can never be forgotten. Give'em hell in heavan Molly. Robert Settgast San Rafael, CA rhsettgast@hotmail.com

Posted by: Robert Settgast
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Sun Mar 9, 2008 9:15 PM

Molly: Your thought provocking & well researched writings have provided insight & logic for so many. You're gone now but your contributions to journilism & our republic can never be forgotten. Give em hell in heavan Molly

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