Emulation *
We, as a country, want Iraq to follow in our shining example of democratic leadership, right? So how can we complain when their politicians miss their deadlines and arrive at a stalemate? They can't even see eye-to-eye on the role of religion or even the very nature of governmental power. Sounds to me like they've duplicated U.S. government fairly well. It seems they've really done their homework. I bet they have C-SPAN over there now.
It's obvious that in order to jump-start their economy, Iraq simply needs to invade a weaker nation and exploit its resources while awarding contracts for the rebuilding efforts exclusively to those its own government numbers among its allies. Nothing brings a nation together like a good war. For a couple months anyway.
But I'm forgetting; didn't Saddam try invading a small resource-rich nation a couple years back? That didn't work out so well, though, did it? Hmm, maybe the difference between a savior and a madman is that the savior has a thin pretext to hide behind until total commitment is made, and by the time the many holes are discovered, it's far too late, and any excuse becomes sufficient at that point. We wouldn't want to look foolish, now would we? Because as we know, the role of a true head of state is to teach an entire generation never to admit wrongness and never, ever, to say that you're sorry. A shining example indeed.
Random Allegory Alert!
What if I were to say; "There is no doubt in my mind that our dog has rabies. See, I have fuzzy photo evidence of him foaming at the mouth in the vague vicinity of the mailman. Let's have him put down, then we can have an autopsy done, which will naturally prove I was right, and the disaster will have been averted before it was too late." So what happens when I'm proven wrong? I'd simply announce; "Well, that mutt used to crap on the carpet. That's why we put him down. This house is a better place without him. None can dispute that we were in the right, even though the animal hospital didn't believe us and we had to unilaterally euthanize. Yes, this action has stabilized the entire neighborhood. We've certainly served notice to carpet-crapping dogs all across town."
It had to be done.
[* alternate titles: "Iracsimile" and "Being elected leader of the free world means never having to say you're sorry]
It's obvious that in order to jump-start their economy, Iraq simply needs to invade a weaker nation and exploit its resources while awarding contracts for the rebuilding efforts exclusively to those its own government numbers among its allies. Nothing brings a nation together like a good war. For a couple months anyway.
But I'm forgetting; didn't Saddam try invading a small resource-rich nation a couple years back? That didn't work out so well, though, did it? Hmm, maybe the difference between a savior and a madman is that the savior has a thin pretext to hide behind until total commitment is made, and by the time the many holes are discovered, it's far too late, and any excuse becomes sufficient at that point. We wouldn't want to look foolish, now would we? Because as we know, the role of a true head of state is to teach an entire generation never to admit wrongness and never, ever, to say that you're sorry. A shining example indeed.
Random Allegory Alert!
What if I were to say; "There is no doubt in my mind that our dog has rabies. See, I have fuzzy photo evidence of him foaming at the mouth in the vague vicinity of the mailman. Let's have him put down, then we can have an autopsy done, which will naturally prove I was right, and the disaster will have been averted before it was too late." So what happens when I'm proven wrong? I'd simply announce; "Well, that mutt used to crap on the carpet. That's why we put him down. This house is a better place without him. None can dispute that we were in the right, even though the animal hospital didn't believe us and we had to unilaterally euthanize. Yes, this action has stabilized the entire neighborhood. We've certainly served notice to carpet-crapping dogs all across town."
It had to be done.
[* alternate titles: "Iracsimile" and "Being elected leader of the free world means never having to say you're sorry]
posted by ab at 8/17/2005
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