[summer]

From above editorial:

When America's open, essentially generous society resorts to force or coercion abroad, it is especially vulnerable to this [shame] tactic [by our terrorist enemies]. The shame game helps explain why so little gratitude is manifested toward the United States and NATO for having rescued Muslim populations in Kuwait, Bosnia and Kosovo during the past decade....

The United States must be clear in its aims: It must shoot the Qaida rogue elephant and defend itself. There will be time afterward to act on perceived and real injustices felt by others, and America's place in those feelings. But Washington must not be distracted - or shamed - into trailing feebly away from the task at hand.

[summer]

FYI. :)

[PoisedWoman]

thanks for the flag. I have almost no time to freep these days, but always appreciate an interesting read.