http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070827/pollitt
Pre-invasion, the most effective “intellectual spokesperson for war” was then-Harvard professor Michael Ignatieff. He’s no Christopher Hitchens or William Kristol. He was pained, sensitive, and knew how to wrestle, Ignatieff made the case for war as a humanitarian and human-rights mission: We had to invade. For those who like war,
this was a very persuasive argument.
Fifty two months after bombs began falling on Baghdad, Ignatieff, who has since become deputy leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, has finally acknowledged his mistake.
Gee, are you sure you don’t want to think about it for a few more years?
If your kid’s not gonna die, why make such a rash decision?