[MizSterious]

I’m shocked at what I’m seeing people here say, too. Either it’s a short memory problem, or a failure to learn the lessons that were so hard-earned in Iran.

[dfwgator]

I’m shocked at what I’m seeing people here say, too. Either it’s a short memory problem, or a failure to learn the lessons that were so hard-earned in Iran.

Santayana was right.

[manc]

I’m shocked.

[r9etb]

I’m shocked at what I’m seeing people here say, too. Either it’s a short memory problem, or a failure to learn the lessons that were so hard-earned in Iran.

Ideology is a very strong drug, Miz.... folks tend to forget that actions have consequences, and that it is dangerous to ignore the Law of Unintended Consequences.

I agree with you, that this is probably the start of something very unpleasant. If we've had any good luck here at all, though, it's that the W. administration was far-sighted enough to begin dealing with Islamism back in 2001; and to recognize the strategic advantages of establishing a significant armed presence in the Middle East.

Another good piece of luck, is that a lot of the people in the "Islamic" countries in the Mediterranean region are actually quite westernized -- they won't fit comfortably within the Islamic regimes.