26-10-2008, 03:33 AM
It's late night for me, so I'll go short and sweet on this one.
I'm tempted to think of both OKC and TWA 800 as proschemata -- opportunities afforded an ostensibly clueless Clinton to do what Bush ultimately did (in the most passive sense) when he invaded Iraq in the wake of 9-11.
Clinton didn't take the bait. The ante was upped. The towers were downed.
A toast: I give you the war.
I too admire and respect Ms. Klein. But I'm not certain her deep politics shovel can penetrate bedrock. Hence the absence of OKC and, if I'm not mistaken, Dallas, Memphis, and Los Angeles from her magnum opus.
I'm tempted to think of both OKC and TWA 800 as proschemata -- opportunities afforded an ostensibly clueless Clinton to do what Bush ultimately did (in the most passive sense) when he invaded Iraq in the wake of 9-11.
Clinton didn't take the bait. The ante was upped. The towers were downed.
A toast: I give you the war.
I too admire and respect Ms. Klein. But I'm not certain her deep politics shovel can penetrate bedrock. Hence the absence of OKC and, if I'm not mistaken, Dallas, Memphis, and Los Angeles from her magnum opus.