same facts, different conclusions

given the current situation in iraq, phrases like 'sectarian violence' and 'civil war' get thrown around alot. even among conservative circles there's dispute:

the nypost's ralph peters--who previously covered military personnel numbers when it wasn't fashionable (when numbers were bad), traced bad journalism to watergate-itis, and national security matters in general--doesn't see civil war (via lucianne.com), going on a factual point-by-point--definition and numbers.

while the washington post's charles krauthammer, going with a broader definition, does (those ldotters strike again), yet takes a swipe at the silly arguments of defeatists

¶ - nitish @ 9:46 AM