Reply #3: People Say A Lot Of Things, Sir [View All]

[The Magistrate]

And say them so they will be heard, and be pointed to later, and leave no doubt whatever about how brave and bold they are.

Syria will not want this to go too far; young Mr. Assad has a lot to lose. Indeed, one of the problems in this situiation is that all the relevant leaders are both untried and flawed in particular ways. There is loud-mouth demagogue in Iran, a pampered prince in Syria, and a man with something to prove about how tough he is in Israel. These must contend with a firebrand who wants a rain of brimstone to purge away the un-holy and leave only the pure standing.

If each one makes one bad mistake, we are over our allowable limit for the situation....