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Originally Posted by the ikara cult
Well, its interesting even if you dont think the war in 2003 was the right decision. It isnt a deconstruction of the arguements for or against that policy, its more about whether you can call yourself a proper liberal person if you dont explicitly and actively support liberal people in oppressive regimes.
It wont have much resonance unless youre British but if you are its well worth picking up.
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I read that book too. Really interesting, especially the stuff on Bosnia. I definitely have a fair bit of sympathy with his overall point that the Left appears to have lost its moral compass in recent years. Christopher Hitchens has written a similarly themed book, the title of which escapes me but which is also good and focuses a bit more on American liberals than Cohn's does. Also, although largely dealing with the situation in France, Bernard-Henri Levy's recent book, The Left in Dark Times, makes similar points to those made by Cohn and is also excellent. There seems to be a real rift developing within what I suppose we have to call the Left intelligentsia in response to its overwhelming opposition to the war in Iraq. It's a fascinating debate I think.