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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
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Monday, January 27, 2003 :::
"Look, my fellow American chaps and chapettes, I'm doing this because the Middle East is terminally f***ed up and as my secretary of defense says,'If you can't solve a problem, make it bigger.' If we don't do something—and do you really want to wait for the French to do it?—this bastard is going to have nukes. You all saw from my not inspiring volte-face over North Korea that once a country has nukes that is pretty much it. You do not threaten a hostile nuclear country run by a maniac who wouldn't hesitate to go for the scorched earth option. You offer them fuel incentives and dispatch New Mexican governors to make nice with them. So, we either do this now or forever hold our peace and proceed with another 2000 years of Middle East Peace Process. So, what shall we do, then?" From Slate, in fact.
::: posted by dWj at 4:05 PM
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