Certainly, the devil is in the details. When I want to discover the gritty truth of a matter, I read the books that describe the fine points of the process, such as "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" (by William Shirer), "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" (by Richard Rhodes), or "Sapiens" (by Yuval Noah Harari). In this detailed account, we learn that a turd sandwich is best served cold, and on the finest china.
I'm a huge Barbara Tuchman fan. The Guns of August so clearly illustrates the weakness of men. We did manage this time to avoid disaster and I hope that the fact that they blinked this time helps in the future.
Could it be that Biden is actually smarter than all of us?
Certainly, the devil is in the details. When I want to discover the gritty truth of a matter, I read the books that describe the fine points of the process, such as "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" (by William Shirer), "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" (by Richard Rhodes), or "Sapiens" (by Yuval Noah Harari). In this detailed account, we learn that a turd sandwich is best served cold, and on the finest china.
I'm a huge Barbara Tuchman fan. The Guns of August so clearly illustrates the weakness of men. We did manage this time to avoid disaster and I hope that the fact that they blinked this time helps in the future.
Good one, Jon. You did what I just couldn't bring myself to do: try to bring sense to that mess.