at least, i always read his articles when they crop up in "foreign affairs" and "the national interest". and i like seeing him on pbs. but he has no business schoolmarming (did i just invent a verb?) the bush administration on iraq, or anything else. as head of the nsa under carter ziggy, as i'll call him, presided over the nadir of american power. america went from a superpower to a milquetoast. instead of promising to incinerate iran when american territory* was invaded and u.s. citizens were taken hostage, ziggy-n-jimmy merely wrung their hands and talked forlornly about negotiations. that was the pits. the current situation is a paradise compared to that.
*technically an embassy is considered a part of that country's territory.
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Good food for thought here. I think it's interesting to note the breadth of opposition to the Bush regime in Iraq - I did an essay on it, and had thousands and thousands of views to chose from.
And when we spoke about it afterwards, kids in my lecture were throwing things and slamming their hands and all sorts.
I absolutely LOVE the way you set out your blog posts - very funky, indeed!
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