[Vaquero]

The Secret History of the Impending War with Iran That the White House Doesn't Want You to Know

they make it sound like it was a bad thing? Time to open a can of Whoopass!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Whenever I want complete unbiased coverage of the White House, I turn to Esquire.

[LonePalm]

You can have one of mine. I bought a case.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[RexBeach]

Yup. Talking did the Brits a lot of good when they tried to negotiate peace with Herr Hitler.

Talking worked great with the Japanese as well.

You what works well when you’re talking to your enemies: The knowledge that you will come down on them like a large hammer on an anvil if you have to do so, if and when talks fail. A large cocked pistol of the table, so to speak, is a great impetus to successful negotiations.

BTW, I stopped reading “Esquire” years ago. It used to be edited for men. Now it’s produced for hand wringing wimps who love to get manicures.

[steve8714]

These people believed and identified with their Iranian contacts more than the White House. “He voted for Bush in 2000”- sure.
Powell CYA loyalists.