Well, the surest bet you can make these days is that Blogger will crap out at least once a week, and today's the day (well, that and there was a brief spell yesterday when everything--not just photo posting--was down)...
Anyway, I saw the Evan Thomas reference over at Atrios and C&L--in combination with Glenn Greenwald reminding us of one of Goldberg's rantings...and with the recent bearing of teeth re: the Iranian
To be honest, I kind of expect this position from the 'nut cheerleader section: given their obvious difficulties with such things as normal speech, logical thought, and whatnot, it's not surprising at all that their general reaction to pretty much anything is "kill them all." But I really hoped there were at least a few non-mouth breathers in positions of genuine power--you know, adults who might understand that a complex world requires policies based on long term considerations.
The very concept promulgated by Thomas--the whole "teach them a lesson/Afghanistan wasn't a big enough bang"--isn't merely abhorrent. It's also unbelievably stupid, and demonstrates a sort of pig-ignorance that makes cutting your one's nose to spite your face look almost rational in comparison. And, again, combined with the REAL scenario along the Gulf Coast, where, for all the tough talk, you found a government engaged in extended group drooling while a genuine crisis unfolded...well, yesterday I likened Team Shrub to a petulant child. I might have make amends: they'd require more upper brain function to reach that level.
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