Are you sick of hearing about Chuck Hagel? We are sick of hearing about Chuck Hagel too, but there are so many pearls of wisdom and hidden insights in this New York Times article about him that we cannot resist sharing it with you. For example: did you know that being a war hero does not give you any credibility whatsoever, unless you happen to be speaking in favor of more war, in which case, please step up to the mike? Also, did you know that there is such a thing as “mainstream internationalism,” and that Bill Kristol is the perfect spokesperson for it?
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"If Mr. Hagel’s call for caution seems prescient, several opponents have argued that his prediction that the 2006 troop surge would fail was not [prescient]."
It's a crappy sentence, but it passes muster.
Kris has Bill Kristol's definition of "mainstream" exactly right - it means "in 100% agreement with Bill Kristol".
As for "internationalist", it very much seems to me here to mean "willing to send our troops anywhere, internationally, in unilateral combat roles."
In other words, pretty much exactly the opposite of what you might think it should mean, because words have no meaning for the right, fuck you very much Frank Luntz.
“Here was a Republican with national security credentials saying that the Republican president was being irresponsible on national security."
January 6th via Jason Linkins: <i>Actual question asked on Fox News Sunday: [John] Roberts cites a quote from Hagel in which he said, &quot;I will do everything I can to avoid needless, senseless war,&quot; and then asks, &quot;Is that a reasonable position?&quot;</i>
Translation of &quot;mainstream internationalism&quot; according to Kristol:
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Hagel not being an ardent mouther of Israel-at-all-costs-no-matter-what-it-does drivel is the one and only reason Kristol wants him scuttled.
Translation of everything Kristol ever says or does:
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Or that Adam Lanza fellow, if he&#039;s available.
&quot;If Mr. Hagel&rsquo;s call for caution seems prescient, several opponents have argued that his prediction that the 2006 troop surge would fail was not [prescient].&quot;
It&#039;s a crappy sentence, but it passes muster.
&quot;...not a guy obsessed by how the United States uses its power and would always err on the side of not intervening.&quot;
We&#039;d be both uncharacteristically fortunate and better off to have someone like that. Dick.
i don&#039;t know that it&#039;s going to be a great thing for republicans to reopen debate about iraq.
but maybe that&#039;s just me.
also to be fair, i wouldn&#039;t want richard perle fighting on my side in... well, anywhere really.
Kris has Bill Kristol&#039;s definition of &quot;mainstream&quot; exactly right - it means &quot;in 100% agreement with Bill Kristol&quot;.
As for &quot;internationalist&quot;, it very much seems to me here to mean &quot;willing to send our troops anywhere, internationally, in unilateral combat roles.&quot;
In other words, pretty much exactly the opposite of what you might think it should mean, because words have no meaning for the right, fuck you very much Frank Luntz.
Not so much... the two of them are merely proof that two wrongs do not make a right.
&ldquo;Here was a Republican with national security credentials saying that the Republican president was being irresponsible on national security.&quot;
So he thought Dumbya was a dope? Clearly a RINO.
Because there&#039;s no degree of wrongness the MSM will not tolerate.
Also, &quot;balance&quot;.
January 6th via Jason Linkins: <i>Actual question asked on Fox News Sunday: [John] Roberts cites a quote from Hagel in which he said, &quot;I will do everything I can to avoid needless, senseless war,&quot; and then asks, &quot;Is that a reasonable position?&quot;</i>
*facedesk*
I suspect that if tough guy and dedicated hawk William Kristol were ever in a real fight that he would wet himself.
Repubicans don&#039;t like the military because at its heart, it is socialism. They only like government-run school prayers and lady parts.
Yes, Mr. Adelman, you were wrong all along. And still are.