Reply #2: It's an alarm bell about political realities in the Middle East. Whether

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the Lazy W Gang pays attention isn't really in question: since the likes of Elliott Abrams, John Negroponte, John Bolton, and Karen Hughes provide the "expertise," the response from 1600 Pennsylvania is known in advance -- and that response will be exactly as you suggest.

But, although the Presidency is a power center, it is not the only one, and there are others who really ought to be pricking up their ears, taking notice, and doing some hard intellectual work around this problem ...