Mad Hatters

Alice: But I don't want to go among mad people.
The Cat: Oh, you can't help that. We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.
Alice: How do you know I'm mad?
The Cat: You must be. Or you wouldn't have come here.

Thinking of GWB and Ahmadinejad, two great tastes that taste great together, one wonders how constituencies choose their leaders. One must conclude that countries get the leaders they deserve. Sad, but true.

It appears to me that Ahmadinejad and GBW are both mad as hatters, but Ahmadinejad seems to have the better grasp on his country's present reality (if not modern world history.)

That reality is that the U.S. has invasion armies and navies on his borders and floating in or near his waters. In reality, the U.S. invades and insists upon regime change. Even a crazy man in Ahmadinejad's position will arrive at a logical answer, namely, defensive nuclear weapons.

The latest stateside propaganda is that the escalating threat posed by Iran is endangering Europe with its nuclear program and ballistic missiles. In fact, the Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria and Macedonia are all within Iranian missile range. Is American policy now dedicated to their protection, too? What would be the U.S. interest in defending these countries?

Possibly GWB or Condoleeza Rice could explain this in simple terms. I'd like to know.