It Must Be Said
So, naturally, Lileks said it:
[T]he same people who chide America for its short-attention span think we should have stopped military operations after the Taliban was routed. (And they quite probably opposed that, for the usual reasons.) The people who think it’s all about oil like to snark that we should go after Saudi Arabia. The people who complain that the current administration is unable to act with nuance and diplomacy cannot admit that we have completely different approaches for Iraq, for Iran, for North Korea. The same people who insist we need the UN deride the Administration when it gives the UN a chance to do something other than throw rotten fruit.The same people who accuse America of coddling dictators are sputtering with bilious fury because we actually deposed one.
Sometimes I feel as if the only reason to write is if I disagree with Lileks. It's happened, of course, and I could've taken the opportunity. Otherwise, all I can do is point and patiently wait while everybody reads him.
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Hear, hear!
Regarding tody's headline on North Korea's nuclear program, let's do a quick hand-count!
Nuclear warheads:
North Korea-6 (maybe)
United States-20,000
bets, anyone?
Posted by: FF | September 19, 2003 08:39 AM
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I love a good Bleat.
Posted by: Guy Smilee | September 19, 2003 06:52 PM