[Ransomed]

“In any event, the sight of miles of Russian trucks heading south into Bekaa valley is etched into our minds, and we are not stupid.”

It didn’t seem to be a big deal to Bush, no matter what was in those trucks. He never made a big deal about it, which is completely ridiculous if the reason to invade supposedly included possible WMDs.

Freegards

[Defiant]

I don't want to seem as if I am suggesting that Bush caused what Obama has done or intended it in any way. That's not what I mean. It's more like this: You are the sheriff in town, and there is a guy who everyone says is an arsonist, but you coddle the guy, leave him be, don't antagonize him, because he has lots of friends, too, and they will be made at you if you do. And besides, you are retiring in a couple years, and just want to live quietly. So you just don't do anything.

So you retire to your spread outside of town and play with your grandkids and read your detective novels. Two years later, the town is burned to the ground. Many dead, lives ruined, wealth lost.

You didn't cause it, but you damn sure helped bring it about.