Answer
E. It's ridiculous to say
that the US government is engaged in a relentless, single-minded march towards
war with Iraq, since it will be two whole years after 9/11 before we attack.
It will be two whole years after 9/11 before the United States attacks Iraq.
(Things that happen two or more years after some
other event cannot be the result of a relentless, single-minded march towards war.)
The US government is not engaged in a relentless, single-minded march towards war with Iraq.
(deductive - direct argument.)
This argument commits two red herrings. First, there is the introduction of the two-year time period. How could the fact that something takes two years mean that it is not a relentless, single-minded march towards war? When one country deliberately plans to attack another, it generally takes a couple of years to get ready, so the fact that the Iraq war was two years in the making does not by itself mean that the people planning the war have seriously considered any other options.
The other red herring is the mention of 9/11. Since Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, that date has nothing to do with whether or not the American government is relentlessly marching towards war.
Coulter's argument is analogous to.
Today, in 1938, it has been 20 years since Britain and France defeated Germany.
Germany is not engaged in a relentless, single-minded march towards war with Russia.
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