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Originally posted by Spanky
It is rather interesting the author summarizes very well the stupidity of his entire thesis.
"Readers at this point might be asking themselves, “Is this it? The serious answer to the mess in Iraq is to pull out in the hope that it will not blow up and that hostile states like Iran will help us get out more or less unscathed?” The reaction is understandable."
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Your capacity to ignore the very next sentence encapsulates the whole mess nicely.
- "The proposal, to repeat, comes with no guarantees of success—only of guaranteed failure if we continue the present course. "
Whatever you do, Spanky, don't try to engage on substance.
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