The best question at last night’s CNN debate in Arizona was [...] asked by Ron Paul to his fellow candidates: If you’re so open to attacking Iran, why not declare war?
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Right now the polling shows: 1. That most Americans support a strike on Iran (presumably to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon) and 2. That most Americans think Iran already has a nuclear weapon. Which is to say, most Americans don’t know what they’re talking about.Which turns to vain hope in the same paragraph:
A congressional debate might help people pay closer attention and, perhaps, think a little harder about the potential consequences of a third American war in the Muslim world.He seems to be expecting Americans to pay attention to something called a "congressional debate." Unless it's like American Id
You're not a very optimistic fellow, are you?
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ReplyDeleteWe've recently been more optimistic that what passes for civilization will collapse in our lifetime. If that counts.