Here's what he recently wrote on Iran, and I do love his analogies:
You know what's great fun to do if you're on, say, a flight from Chicago to New York and you're getting a little bored? Why not play being President Ahmadinejad? Stand up and yell in a loud voice, "I've got a bomb!" Next thing you know the air marshal will be telling people, "It's OK, folks. Nothing to worry about. He hasn't got a bomb." And then the second marshal would say, "And even if he did have a bomb it's highly unlikely he'd ever use it." And then you threaten to kill the two Jews in row 12 and the stewardess says, "Relax, everyone. That's just a harmless rhetorical flourish." And then a group of passengers in rows 4 to 7 point out, "Yes, but it's entirely reasonable of him to have a bomb given the threatening behavior of the marshals and the cabin crew."
That's how it goes with the Iranians.
You can see how I feel about this situation.
Put your money where you mouth is then.
ReplyDeleteWhat are you recommending, that I board a flight from Chicago to New York?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous coward.
I am a coward.
ReplyDeleteBut so are you...
You are not too old to serve.
You could join or re-join the military.
The "chickenhawk" argument doesn't fly. It's a weak argument. Please see my post from last September on the topic:
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By the way, anonymous, do you *know* how old I am? Do you *know* the age limit to get (back) into the military? Or are you just quacking?
ReplyDeleteHow do I know how old you are? That's easy.
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As for knowing the age requirements, I get hassled by the recruiters all the time over the phone. I ask questions sometimes. All of that information is public knowledge anyway.
Am I quacking? Probably, but I feel serious as a heart attack. I wish you were.
If what you say is true, then you know about my status as far as my availability for military service. But I don't think you give recruiters the time of day.
ReplyDeleteSo again, the chickenhawk argument doesn't fly, for the reasons put forth in the post I mentioned previously.
You've never been President, so you can't criticize him, right? See how shallow that argument is, anonymous?
And I'm quite serious.