[defconw]

It is written by a Jewish Russian who was at times imprisoned and a different way of looking at solutions to problems such as we find ourselves in today and it goes a long way in explaining the world view of George W. Bush. The President took this book very seriously and he is applying the precepts of the book among other things to trying to tame the Mid East so that they are no longer a threat to the stability and security of the Western world. He found the concepts so compelling that he invited the author to the White House to discuss it with him.

[thoughtomator]

It's all well and good to try and win over your enemies rather than be forced to kill them, but this goes way over the line into the realm of foolish risks and grossly misplaced trust. While the UAE despots may claim to be our best buddies now, and at times even act like it, it was not long ago at all that they were just as happily filling a crucial role in the nuclear black market. If they're going to let themselves be bought by the highest bidder, then they'd better stay bought - and there's no reason to be confident that they will, the President's messianic urges notwithstanding.