Juan Cole on White Phosphorus

As usual, it is the last word. Terrific, thoughtful stuff.

Yes. WP is a nasty incendiary and Fallujah was a terrible mistake. We were awfully careless with civilian lives, and we should take some responsibility for that.


But the dKos crowd and Cindy Sheehan (whom I otherwise respect) should quit calling WP a chemical weapon. It's not. And they're making our side look bad by overstating the case.