AWF 'similar threads' had me poking around.
This isn't entirely persuasive by any means, but it does make a few decent points.
I found this, and I thought is was right on. Again I will get alot of slack for it, but I thought it was worth it. The following 'speech' was written recently by an ordinary Maine-iac [a resident of the People's Republic of Maine ]. While satirical in nature, all satire must have a basis in...
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One thing that annoys me is when people make a point, and someone else accuses them of "blaming".
For example, that speech makes a point that "regime change" was a "thing" of US policy
before Bush.
That's a reasonable point to make, and it's a useful one.
Does it totally absolve Bush of any and all blame for Iraq decisions? OBVIOUSLY not - nor intended to - but that doesn't mean it isn't worth bringing up, and is relevant for all the people who were essentially pinning the whole "regime change" concept on Bush, as if he had dreamed it up.
A good point is a good point even if it's not, in and of itself, totally dispositive of the entire issue at hand.
When people dismiss it as "Bush blaming Clinton", I see that more as them deflecting from the intellectual honesty required to directly address it.
There are many things in life that can make a person "still guilty, but a little less guilty".
Ability to acknowledge nuance is a cornerstone of honest debating. Yes, I made that up myself!