http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/11/crocker-claims-iraq-war-didnt-divert-resources-from-bin-laden-hunt/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:44:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/11/crocker-claims-iraq-war-didnt-divert-resources-from-bin-laden-hunt/#comment-218 The Body Politik Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:45:08 +0000 http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/11/crocker-claims-iraq-war-didnt-divert-resources-from-bin-laden-hunt/#comment-218 [...] in the mountains of Tora Bora, the administration dusted off pre-9/11 invasion plans for Iraq and diverted resources from Afghanistan to Iraq. Rather than disrupting specific terror plots through reasonable and legal intelligence gathering [...] […] in the mountains of Tora Bora, the administration dusted off pre-9/11 invasion plans for Iraq and diverted resources from Afghanistan to Iraq. Rather than disrupting specific terror plots through reasonable and legal intelligence gathering […]

]]> http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/11/crocker-claims-iraq-war-didnt-divert-resources-from-bin-laden-hunt/#comment-20 Neil Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:08:41 +0000 http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/11/crocker-claims-iraq-war-didnt-divert-resources-from-bin-laden-hunt/#comment-20 Max, argue the form not the substance and you win but that's beside the point. Max, argue the form not the substance and you win but that’s beside the point.

]]> http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/11/crocker-claims-iraq-war-didnt-divert-resources-from-bin-laden-hunt/#comment-17 Max Edison Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:15:27 +0000 http://bodypolitik.org/2007/09/11/crocker-claims-iraq-war-didnt-divert-resources-from-bin-laden-hunt/#comment-17 This is a misuse of the phrase "begs the question," which is a term used in the academic discipline of rhetoric that basically means the way the question is framed actually assumes the hypothesis is a fact when it is not. It does not mean "raises the question" or "leads to the question." It is often used incorrectly by those who want to appear erudite but it actually displays their ignorance. This is a misuse of the phrase “begs the question,” which is a term used in the academic discipline of rhetoric that basically means the way the question is framed actually assumes the hypothesis is a fact when it is not. It does not mean “raises the question” or “leads to the question.” It is often used incorrectly by those who want to appear erudite but it actually displays their ignorance.

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