[Urbane Guerrilla]

And some commentary on Obama's recent speech on the Afghan campaign.

Excerpted:

That thought of the perfectibility of the human condition, in lieu of deterrence and military preparedness, throughout history has gotten millions killed. The human condition can be improved, but only by acknowledgment of the lethal propensities of some — and by readiness to prevent those propensities’ becoming manifest. Most of the great wars of the 20th century were fought against those who were convinced that “the human condition can be perfected.”

In short, Obama, in a mere 4,000 words, was trying to explain that even Noble Laureates [sic] like himself have to use force, but that they will do so in a way unlike that of George Bush.