Complex Projection

Fareed Zakaria is a complex cat. American - by choice - his "Future of Freedom" is actually quite good, fully crunk with facts and examples that religion alone isn't what ails the ME.

Tribalism and mohammedism mixed together is about as attractive as an unpopular mixed drink called a Dr. No - Vodka, Cherry Coke and Pepto Bismol. Anywhere this Arabic mix is imbibed or imported - the misery, intolerance and general suck factor becomes unbearable to any one in weapons range.

Fareed's TV show GPS or Global Public Square on some cable news outlet is not as good, though it does have it's moments. His last book "Post American World" is a non starter and about as exciting as being stuck in traffic.

It's cool. Even Marilyn Manson released a dud every now and then.

Fareed tries his hand at painting Great Satan's actions since 911 are lot like Great Satan's history.

Always freaking out and always over reacting.

Fareed calls it reality. It's more like projecting.

"The Iraq War, for Obama, is a prime example of an alarmist
overreaction, one that had the United States launch an unprovoked invasion of a country and rack up huge costs.

If America can keep its cool and provide the help that countries
really seek—in development, modernization and democracy-building—then we will gain in both security and legitimacy."

Au contraire mon frer!

Of all the things that could be listed about Iraq and Senator Obama - keeping cool and providing help - especially before Surge - were nowhere on the list.

Indeed, The big O's primary campaigned on a Baghdad Bug Out - complete with choppers flying out of the Green Zone ala Saigon's fall way back in the last millennium could be described as controlled panic or simply in heat with defeat - so anxious to prove his pre war caveats were totally correct.

Fareed does provide some cool stuff though in his article.

"We live in remarkably peaceful times. A University of Maryland
study shows that deaths from wars of all kinds have been dropping
dramatically for 20 years and are lower now than at any point in the last half century. A study from Simon Fraser University finds that casualties from terrorism have been steadily declining since 9/11.

It is increasingly clear—look at their voting from Indonesia to
Iraq to Pakistan—that very few Muslims anywhere support Islamic fundamentalists. More countries than ever before now embrace capitalism and democracy."

Fareed's finish trys to down play any wild rhetotrical flourishes about 911 or harbinging surprise attacks in the future.

"Rhetoric about transcendent threats and mortal dangers grips the
imagination of the American people. But it also twists U.S. foreign policy in ways that can prove to be extremely costly to the country and the
world."

Fareed is a complex cat. With a complex projection