Reply #71: That is very interesting and eccentric on Zbig's part (finally got the nickname right)

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But what is utterly fascinating and compelling is found in the text box of the OP. Those two brief paragraphs provide an elegant summary of our current dilemma. Our situation is so reduced that this man of the establishment comes out and implies that the very worst fears we have are based on fact, as he tells it. He does know the region that he describes. In fact, he was a successful player on that field in terms of the initial stages of the anti Soviet strategy using Afghanistan as the hammer. Turned out badly down the road, very badly, but his move worked and the Reagan crew got the credit.

Now we have this.

Is this testimony some strange signal to the Neocons that their strategy will be revealed quickly, in this case, before the fact if they try this bone headed maneuver? Is this a "Hail Mary' absent grace attempting to try one last trick to stop the insanity awaiting us? I really have no idea. But I am sure that what is presented in this testimony is a very convincing case to reshape our institutions and government from top to bottom. They have ceased to function in a way that any rational person can understand. They don't even have a good story line.