The latest issue of The New Republic (Iraq: What Next?) is a perfect example of how the war hawks have managed to paint themselves into several different corners on Iraq. There are seventeen different options/opinions listed on the cover, in a manner that seems more like a bunch of looneys running around with their hands in the air than a coherent debate. That may not have been the intention of the editor who approved the cover or the cover’s designer, but it’s like they were writing their own version of the semi-regular feature at Sadly, No!, the “Two-Minute Townhall”, so with apologies to Travis G., I give you simply the text from the cover:
Two-Minute TNR
Give Politics a Chance Threaten to Leave Save Whomever We Can Admit It’s Over Bring the Troops Home Send More Troops Divide Iraq Keep It Whole Force Everyone to the Table Deal With the Sunnis Crush the Sunnis Ally with the Sunnis Bribe the Insurgents Talk, Talk, Talk Ignore James Baker Try Anything The Troops and Us