Sunday, July 22, 2007

Iraq

It's funny how complex things turn out in the end while a leader's simplification of a problem endears the populace. When George W Bush will leave, he will leave an intractable mess in Iraq, just the opposite of what he promised to clear. And people will be same again ready for a ride by some other demagogue.

Have we forgotten Vietnam? Ah! History repeats because we love simplistic generalizations.

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