Patrick Nielsen Hayden responds to Kevin Drum's comment that his "sense from reading the anti-war left is that they don’t really take the danger of terrorism and unstable states seriously.” The comment was insulting to people who have an honest disagreement about the Bushies plans for war. Patrick rightly takes him to task for it. Having said that, I do NOT consider Kevin to be in the "anti-war = loony leftist" camp of thought. I think he is trying to express an honest impression based on his reading of anti-war blogs. But I would hope he can understand why so many might find his comment insulting since it seems to suggest that only those on the pro-war side take the threat of terrorism seriously. I don't think he really believes that.