Just saw Ed Asner being interviewed by Rita Cosby on Fox. He's associating himself with a humanitarian group getting in line to go into Iraq and deliver aid - OK, so far, so good. Why, oh why, did she have to go into the "isn't it great to see the rejoicing Iraqis" bit, though? You KNOW he's going to find some way to throw cold water on that. They of course got into the whole, "now we have to win the peace" bit which just becomes frustrating beyond words. The discussion went into post-Taliban Afghanistan, which of course Asner used as an example of a failure, and claimed that things were worse there now than they were before the US invasion. This then led to a back and forth of, "Well, I think you're wrong," and, "Well I don't agree..." on and on.


Cosby should have just said, "OK, you heard it here first, folks. Ed Asner...pro-Taliban..." But of course, she didn't. Apparently folks, now get this - you won't believe it - there are warlords causing trouble in Afghanistan! I know, I know...hard to believe. Apparently, the USA failed to create paradise on earth there. Oh well.


"Our side" really have to avoid that trap. Particularly with regard to Afghanistan, any discussion about post-invasion conditions needs to be prefaced by the understanding that the purpose of the invasion was primarily to neutralize a threat to the United States. Anything else is worth bonus points and deserving of a thank you to the USA. Getting caught in the unreasonable expectations trap is a sure path to dissappointment.


Anyway, that gives me a chance to post this graphic reader King just forwarded to me.