Quote of the Day

Joe Klein:

"The desire for permanent bases in Iraq dishonors the American dead, and
ensures that many more will die. This is the real horror of John McCain's
hyperbolic statements about another 100 or 10,000 years in Iraq: he thinks the
occupation of Iraq can be like the U.S. occupations of Korea, Japan or
Germany--all three ethnically homogenous, non-Islamic countries. He should both
read a little history. So should Kagan. But then, if they'd been familiar with
the history of Mesopotamia, we probably wouldn't have invaded in the first
place."