Posted by Sigismund on November 10, 2008, at 23:58:11
In reply to Try looking for half full? » Jay_Bravest_Face, posted by Geegee on November 10, 2008, at 21:19:14
The sins of the West are mainly those of foreign policy.
When the surge was being discussed as a success, there was implicit a lack of empathy for those on the receiving end.I read an article by a marine from some book or other, and because he was there he had to have some empathy.
The problem I recall was that sh*tt*ng in a war zone is a real hazard: you simply can't go off by yourself.
So there they are in some Iraqi's front yard, sh*tt*ng on the ground, guns ready to use, and the lady of the house comes out and stares, and the marine thinks 'How would folks at home react to some guy in a foreign army sh*tt*ng in your front yard?'
Empathy not normally found in the political class.
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