I also wonder, a lot, about our capacity for self-deception when I read the Associated Press story describing Uncle Sam’s latest hit:
“Yemeni officials on Saturday attributed the recent U.S. successes against al-Qaida to better intelligence from an army of Yemeni informers and cooperation with the Saudis, Washington’s longtime Arab allies.
“The successes come even as Yemen falls deeper into turmoil, with President Ali Abdullah Saleh clinging to power in the face of months of massive protests. Saturday saw the worst bloodshed in weeks in the capital, Sanaa: At least 18 people were killed when Saleh’s troops fired on protesters and clashed with rivals. Witnesses estimated up to 300,000 people joined Saturday’s demonstrations, the largest in the capital in several months.”
“Worst bloodshed in weeks,” huh. Guess we better crank up the drones another notch. Because nothing succeeds like success.
Afterwords
The AP story, which comes without a byline, is certainly written by someone who thinks s/he knows what s/he is talking about, portraying the U.S. as deeply engaged in deeply dubious battle with al-Qaida in Yemen. It seems that the faster we kills the dudes, the faster they multiply. Why is that, President Obama?
