believing folks who argue either this is the best thing ever or the worst thing ever.

My greatest hope is that this delays their nuclear weapon ambitions long enough for the middle class to throw out the fundamentalist.

I think engagement is a superior policy than trying to isolate folks we don't like.

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson


"One of the most important things in life is what Judge Learned Hand described as 'that ever-gnawing inner doubt as to whether you're