Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side ...Watching Bush talk publicly about the Hamas victory in Palestine, Jules Witcover likens him to an optimistic little boy who sees a big old pile of poop and says, "There must be a pony in there somewhere." Looking for a pony in Palestine Tribune Media Services 01/29/06:But speaking from a reality-based perspective, Witcover writes: Defenders of the war in Iraq like to say that the road to peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis runs through Baghdad, meaning success in defeating the insurgency in Iraq is a necessary prerequisite. But now more than ever, the American engagement in Iraq seems more a detour toward that objective. But, gosh, what would Victor Davis Hanson say? | +Save/Share | | |
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