2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Primary Factors [View all]NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)The thoughts truly are sobering.
As for the gutter, I'm not one to speak. I have crawled in it myself.
But in a response to a post today I stated that there is still a lot of really intelligent and thought provoking writing. Unfortunately, most isn't getting a lot of the attention right now. They seem to sink quickly. If I don't have time to give a thoughtful response to one of those ops here, even if I disagree with it, I try to at least give it a K&R.
I enjoyed reading the case put forth in your op. It is real and certain forces are strong. I truly feared Cheney and Rummy in positions of power. Their influence is all over the Middle East, entrenched in many minds in our military, and can't be understated. Truly impressive and morally corrupt men. Impressive simply for the control and power they amassed. Damn near everyone in on the republican side would fill their cabinet with Cheney and Rummy protégés.