From the article: Look, if the right wants to make the case that the White House made a mistake, it has a decent case to make. Indeed, the White House itself apparently won’t put up much of a fight on the point. A little grandstanding from politicians and pundits is to be expected. But ideally we’d approach the larger context with a little more seriousness and with a greater appreciation for context. A diplomatic mistake at a symbolic march is not “dangerous.” It is not comparable to a deadly natural disaster. It does not prove that Obama is indifferent to terrorist deaths, since Obama has quite clearly proven the opposite to anyone who looks at reality with any degree of seriousness. Our foreign relationships and our counter-terrorism strategies are multi-faceted. To ignore every other relevant detail and declare that a diplomatic misstep is the only fact that matters is rash. Yesterday was not the defining moment for the U.S./France alliance or the American commitment to combatting terrorists. The right, whether it’s willing to admit it or not, must realize this, today’s manufactured outrage notwithstanding.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 21:54:35 +0000