I thought it was well put. It offers a concise vision of decision-making practices to someone (namely, me) predisposed to think about what makes evidence evidence and what makes for sound, well-supported reasoning. Among other things.
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An Iraq Cartoon -- remember Iraq? That war?
Category: Ethics Palace: Where ethical questions go to live or die • Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
Posted on: November 26, 2007 3:04 PM, by Benjamin Cohen
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No matter how much the Iraqis suffer if the U.S. leaves it will ultimately be Bush's fault, so my conscience will be clear.
Posted by: Walter | November 26, 2007 5:00 PM
I blame Congress for not having seized Bush and his 10,000 closest cronies to turn them over to the UN for war crimes trials.
Posted by: Globle Warren Terrism | November 26, 2007 5:45 PM
For those of you paying attention back in 1999 and 2000, a similar comic could have been released seven years ago:
"Bush plans to cut taxes because the economy is doing..."
Posted by: Maelstrom | November 27, 2007 6:01 PM