Rep. Putnam full of zeal for the Iraq war
\ntakes only the icing of a Frost poem
\n“The best way out is always through”
\nin the House debating Bush’s “surge”
\nand leaves the cake in the oven…
\nThe fullness of this quote is:
\n“He says the best way out is always through.
\nAnd I agree to that, or in so far
\nAs that I can see no way out but through–”
\nLeast ways for me–and then they’ll be convinced”<\/p>\n
sorry sorry Adam Putnam, in so far as HE can not see
\nthe “always through” does not translate
\nto stay the course, it means
\nwhen a person or a nation
\nis found to be in a quagmire
\nthe way out is first admitting
\nto one’s contribution to it, then
\nboot by military boot – extraction!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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