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Speaking of History, MK...;-))

Has anyone been watching the Military Channel's 'Paris 1919: Six Months That Shook The World'?

It is fascinating to watch Woodrow Wilson go from obscure academic to King of the World, with literally the entire world either feigning outright fealty to him or angling to cut their best deal with him for redrawn borders, reparations, and, especially, possession of colonies.

I have to wonder if Nobama sees this in his narcississtic, ego-addled, neo-Marxist mind as his true trajectory for his presidency. If so, then we can expect him to make the UN his new forum, and his redistributionism expanded to include the entire world (already begun, actually).

The thing about Wilson was that he believed his own hype about his ability to solve the world's problems down to the tiniest detail of the most far-flung territory while at the same time asking the rest of the world to believe in his blustery New Way of getting along, which had never before been tried. And, he didn't figure on human nature, which conspired to say anything to get what they wanted short-term, while undermining Wilson's 'best of plans' by secretly arming themselves to the teeth to set up the next Great War.

In this Nobama parallels Wilson exactly, because he is asking the American people (and by extension, the world) to accept his 'ideas' that have never been tried and which only work inside his own fantasy world. Nobama is also, by being asleep at the foreign policy wheel, setting up our own next Great War.

And lastly, almost presented as irony in the film, the guy in charge of figuring out reparations, down to the last home & factory destroyed, livestock carried off and, cynically, the worth of an Allied soldier's life cut short in battle, was none other than J. M. Keynes -- demonstrating his incredible obtuseness and total lack of analytical insight, having been totally shunted by his vast ego and his daft eco-political philosophy...;-))

Liberal Fascism (Jonah Goldberg) covers Wilson's shenanigans in detail - highly recommend the book

I wonder if this program is based on Margaret Macmillan's book, Six Months That Changed the World.? Sorry I have missed it!

Wilson's hubris was enormous. And I agree, the parallels to Obama are huge.