Via roomie Dave, a group called Freedom Watch has produced a series of ads urging the importance of staying in Iraq.
Their nominal argument (for some appropriately loose sense of that term) is something along the lines of: 9/11! Iraq! 9/11! Iraq! We’re going to keep mentioning these things in close proximity! Even at this late date, that will be enough to convince a few of you there’s some coherent connection, right?
The subtext, and actual argument, is that a lot of people have made serious sacrifices in this war, and isn’t it awfully mean to salt the wound by passing public verdict that it was all just a terrible waste? I’m not without sympathy on this front, but not quite so much sympathy that I think it’s worth demanding more such sacrifices to prolong some comforting illusions about the ones already made.
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1 Pritesh // Aug 23, 2007 at 12:36 pm
The subtext, and actual argument, is that a lot of people have made serious sacrifices in this war, and isn’t it awfully mean to salt the wound by passing public verdict that it was all just a terrible waste?
Have you heard of sunk costs?
2 Julian Sanchez // Aug 23, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Yes. They’re what the irrational fail to discount.
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