Well, it seems that the iron-clad logic of deterrence fails when one side is nuts. Fidel Castro wanted to take a spear in the chest for the communist team. He apparently thought Cuba's demise in a nuclear war between America and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis was a small price to pay. Heck, even the Soviets were worried about what Castro would do. But we’re to trust that Saddam is rational. Please, he apparently has so little concept of what democracy is that he thinks the sham election he will hold Tuesday really means something and is what a real election looks like. Shoot, even the ABC projection of Saddam’s victory is accurate. I guess I won’t stay up late waiting for late returns from Basra.
I’m waiting to hear some apologist claim the election is genuine and should stay our hand. Anybody going to take any bets for France? Or maybe some "peace" organization based in San Francisco?
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
