The greater the disregard of history, the greater the delusions regarding the future

Atlantic Monthly - Amazon.com - Tony Snow this morning on Fox ^ | 011302 | Robert Kaplan

[beowolf]

...but are in direct response to Castro's confiscation of billions of dollars of the mobs property in Cuba.

BTTT!-)

[Countyline]

Agreed. Agreed. Agreed. Both are favorites of mine as well.

"A passage in the conclusion of American Politics has always seemed to me to capture the essence of Huntington's enduring judgment and political sensibility: "Critics say that America is a lie because its reality falls so far short of its ideals. They are wrong. America is not a lie; it is a disappointment. But it can be a disappointment only because it is also a hope." "

There are many profound quotes in this article. Each worthy of discussion.

[Valin]

WHAT! America not perfect(?) well that's it I'm otta here. Cant stand and will have nothing to do woth anuthing less than absolute perfection.

< /sarcasm>

[angkor]

IF/WHEN any of the terrorist-supporting states obtains nukes, they will USE the nukes.

Everthing is possible for an enemy which enjoys snuff films.

[tallhappy]

Thanks for posting this. Maybe I'll read the whole thing later.

I've appreciated a lot of Kaplan has written over time. I probably agree with him on this as well, but when he comes up with pithy kitschy titles like this and says banal things,

Warrior Poltics-Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos. Kaplan spoke of (the need for) "naked national self-interest

I have to wonder if he understands the things he has been writing about and written.