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I don't think he's that eloquent. His only other gambit would have been to claim there were droves of terrorists in Iraq, he couldn't do that because the immediate reponse is that there are far more in Iran.
I don't believe that this war seems illogical because Bush is not gifted enough to explain it in way that sells it to me. He relied on Colin Powell and Secretary Rice to do that, and in fact left them out to dry as the hypothesis failed. I think most Americans want to believe Powell and Rice, and it was a huge hit to their credibility when they had to go on Sunday Pundit shows and defend their hypothesis. But better them than Bush. That would be an unmitigated disaster.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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