crappy little countries (cont.)
[thanks to Michael Pollak for pointing this out]
http://www.tinyrevolution.com/mt/archives/001674.html
August 16, 2007
Crappy Little Countries, In Theory And Practice
You probably remember Jonah Goldberg’s endorsement of Michael
Ledeen’s worldview:
I’ve long been an admirer of, if not a full-fledged subscriber to,
what I call the “Ledeen Doctrine”…”Every ten years or so, the
United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and
throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business.”
But you may not be aware of Richard Nixon explanation of how he was
going to put this theory into practice. (There are barely any
references to it online.) This is from Nixon’s oval office tapes, on
May 4, 1972:
NIXON: Here’s what we’re gonna do. We’re gonna get through it. We’re
going to cream them. This is not anger. This is all business. This is
not “petulance.” That’s all bullshit. I should have done it long ago.
I just didn’t follow my instincts.
South Vietnam may lose. But the United States cannot lose…Whatever
happens to South Vietnam, we are going to cream North Vietnam…For
once, we’ve got to use the maximum power of this country…against
this shit-ass little country.”
ALSO: In the same tape, Nixon refers to Vietnamese as “those little
cocksuckers.” Manly!
Posted by Jonathan Schwarz at August 16, 2007 07:41 PM | TrackBack
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Don’t forget the immortal words of our beloved (and yes, manly)
Humanitarian-in-Chief, Bill Clinton:
“We’re not inflicting pain on these fuckers,” Clinton said, softly at
first. “When people kill us, they should be killed in greater
numbers.” Then, with his face reddening, his voice rising, and his
fist pounding his thigh, he leaned into Tony [Lake], as if it was his
fault. “I believe in killing people who try to hurt you. And I can’t
believe we’re being pushed around by these two-bit pricks.”
Posted by: John Caruso at August 16, 2007 11:48 PM