Congress, America’s Tajikistan
Well, what is more fun than listening to a politician laying out an indictment against foreigners and having it mirror his American image?
I am fascinated by a quote from Donald Rumsfeld. The Donald has just been to Tajikistan and, in talks with the Tajik foreign minister, worried about the money generated by opium poppies coming from Afghanistan through Tajikistan on their way to other markets. Then, this quote:
"I do worry that the funds that come from the sale of those products could conceivably end up adversely affecting the democratic process in the country (Afghanistan). "I also think anytime there is that much money floating around and you have people like the Taliban, that it gives them an opportunity to fund their efforts in various ways."
Well, what is more fun than listening to a politician laying out an indictment against foreigners and having it mirror his American image?
A real comedian, the Donald. Playing his own straight-man. Consider his quote with only minor change:
"I …