[mburbank]

And Naldo (and you for that matter, Hinky) have demonstrated a certain rhetorical bit champing that illicits the Popcorn and Soda metaphor, as does W's moronic, simplistic "You're with us or against us" grandstanding.

It's nice to assume that the administration really doies see this as absolutely a tragic last resort, but apart from the few (very few) combat veterans among them, I've seen precious little of the reluctant soldier and an awful lot of Jingoistic, Imperial saber rattling.