—By Stabler "And if you say "Military Industrial Complex" I'll Laugh In Your Face." -Christopher Hitchens, defending Halliburton in the early days of the Iraqi Invasion.
As bad as the basic facts are, we should not forget the broader ambitions of the fiasco, as Obama quietly sweeps up as best he can. The Plan was to set up shop and keep going, because the Iraqis either would adore being part of the Democracy Team or would be too shocked and awed to do much about it.
As Hitchens has bragged, he had access to inside information the public did not. We know what he choose to tell and from what side he chose to argue. The proper response is anger, but also revulsion.
“The enemies of intolerance cannot be tolerant." • "If it is an offense to justice to hold people who may have been victims of mistaken identity or of vendettas by other factions, then it is also an offense to justice to release psychopathic killers who believe that they have divine permission to throw acid in the faces of girls who want to attend school." • "Don't be such a lesbian!
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