How the time flies! It seems like it was just two days ago that Josh Rogin, perhaps the Washington Post’s most two-fistedest “Global Opinions” opinionator, was coming down hard on the Trump Administration for not providing Ukraine with, you know, “Javelin antitank missiles, anti-battery radar that can see into Russian territory, and state-of-the-art intelligence capabilities and communications gear,” which would, you know, prolong the war between Russia and Ukraine indefinitely, adding immeasurably to the cost in blood and treasure expended in a war that Ukraine cannot possibly win while not incidentally further damaging our already battered relations with Russia.
But that was so two days ago. Now Josh is all “why won’t that crazy Donald Trump stop threatening North Korea with a nuclear assault when there’s no danger that North Korea will attack us?”
Good question, Josh! Very good question! Now I have a question for you: If it’s a good idea to avoid unnecessary conflict in Asia, why isn’t it a good idea to do so in eastern Europe?
Afterwords
When I started on this little piece, I tried to get a little background on Josh via Wikipedia. Well, I struck out on Josh Rogin, but I did get a nice recipe for “Rogan Josh”, “an aromatic lamb dish of Persian origin, which is one of the signature recipes of Kashmiri cuisine”. I’m so not complaining!
