About Obama’s Cairo speech, from Cliff May:
Also, I was troubled by this: The President said: “9/11 was an enormous trauma to our country.” Can you imagine FDR describing Pearl Harbor that way, rather than calling it, “a day that will live in infamy”?
Obama added: “The fear and anger that [9/11/] provoked was understandable. But in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our traditions and our ideals.” Can you imagine Eisenhower saying that about the measures taken by FDR and Truman to defeat America’s enemies?
We have become a Therapeutic Society. I’m not confident that Therapeutic Societies can win wars. They are, however, skilled at coping with defeat.
That last ‘graf! Therapy first! Better at losing than winning!
Blithe Spirit 