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Tom Toles on Cuba and "us"
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Toles (c) 2008 The Washington Post. Used by permission of Universal Press Syndicate. All rights reserved.
This so completely captures where we as a nation are. Forget about Cuba.
-- Steve Clemons
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I wouldn't expect that kind of defeatist stuff out of you, Steve. One can acknowledge that the U.S. has serious, difficult problems without casting us, as a nation, as a moribund old man. Not all indicators suggest trouble; far from it. If nothing else, we can at least say that we are more and more a nation of "people" rather than a nation of "men".
Ben -- thanks for the note. I think America's national security portfolio is in the worst shape that it has been in decades upon decades -- worse than after the Vietnam war. There are other images I'd think of than an old man -- maybe a reckless, beer-binging alcoholic that can't balance check books or get it together might be appropriate. But where we stand now -- until there is management reorganization -- is pretty crappy. So, I stand by Tom Toles' depiction.
Good to see you and friends in Berkeley!
best, steve
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