Abu Wabu

My first reaction to Juan Cole's admonishment of Steven Vincent for getting himself killed in Basra was not indignation. That can only stem from surprise, which has been replaced by the certainty that some things never change with the left, including the use of the rape defense for explaining the murder of one's countryman at the hands of death-cult psychopaths. Such apologism has become the left's stock in trade, and it is well demonstrated here by Cole.

Martin Cramer expands on Cole's problem and reminds us that Cole decided he had an axe to grind with Vincent, who wrote:

"Well, I thank Cole for revealing his gut-level concern for the Iraqi people... My question to the Professor is, which Iraqi people--the fascist thugs he calls the "resistance," or the police, National Guardsmen, politicians, everyday people and eight million voters who comprise the true Iraqi "resistance"? We await his Informed Comment."

Back to Cramer, who points out: "Cole didn't respond then. But now that Vincent is dead, Cole has seized the last word in the argument."

Hat Tip: Instapundit