“Laugh it up, fuzzball!”
Ahhh...government, the bane of rationale thought (or at least in this time period in the United States). And when it comes to foreign policy.....hell what am I saying there is no coherent foreign policy and both Republicans and Democrats are to blame. For the politicians it is about the sound bite, the next campaign. Very few of these "august leaders" have the balls to take a controversial position and propose some outside the box thinking. Let's take the current situation in Iraq and Syria as an example. We have a rogue inter-state within parts of Syria and Iraq. The Islamic State (IS) has made great strides in conquering territory and driving those who do not ascribe to their ultra-orthodox Islamic vision from their homes and in significant numbers into a grave. So what is our response, limited bombing to relieve the humanitarian crisis on Mount Sinjar and establish a corridor for the Yazidis to escape into Kurd held territory. Lately there is discussions of sending ...