The Key to the Middle East

In the nightmare that is the Middle East, the Greg theory on how to shape the future of the region rests upon the principal of putting time on our side. Cite: Mick Jagger.

But seriously. Under Saddam, time was working against us. He had two psychopath sons waiting in the wings, meanwhile, the region was festering with anger and resentment towards America for the Iraq sanctions, support for Israel, or any fill-in-the-blank reason of the week.

A big part of going into Iraq was to shift the momentum back our way. Like going to the full court press in bball. Yeah, it's more energy in the short term, but perhaps it takes the game in a different direction. And plus, when you're losing, what's there to lose?

Kaus gets it.