Tom Toles for July 14, 2010
Transcript:
Uncle Sam: Okay, Al Qaeda... We will chase you to the ends of the earth and no matter what impoverished dysfunctional nation you hide in, we will invade and start counter-insurgency and try to restructure their whole society against all odds, regardless of costs... Terrorist: It's working! Tom: Are we dysfunctional enough to hide in yet?
Let’s see: the French got their butts beat in Vietnam, and we decided to go in to show them how to win the war. The Soviets were beaten in Afghanistan, so now we’re showing them how to do it right? Why does (American) history keep repeating itself at the cost of so many young lives?