Presidential hopeful reveals some gaps in his knowledge of Mideast players
Ed note–now let the games begin, where all the hopefuls make sure to ‘bone up’ on their knowledge of the Middle East in proving who would make the better war monger for Israel.
The sad thing is, I can think of a dozen people right off the top of my head who would say that that as long as he knows how to push the launch button that his unfamiliarity with the most important aspect of American foreign policy right now is just fine and that everything else will ‘fall into place’
A Chicago paper published a series of articles after World War I, claiming that Henry Ford was an “ignorant pacifist”. Mr Ford objected to the statements and brought a libel suit against the paper, taking the extraordinary move of putting himself on the witness stand to prove that he was not, after all, ignorant.
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As the questions became more and more outrageous, Henry Ford pointed his finger at the lawyer who had asked the question, and spoke a simple sentence that floored the court and ended the hearing in an instant:
“If I should really WANT to answer the foolish question you have just asked, or any of the other questions you have been asking me, let me remind you that I have a row of electric push-buttons on my desk, and by pushing the right button, I can summon to my aid men who can answer ANY question I desire to ask concerning the business to which I am devoting most of my efforts. Now, will you kindly tell me, WHY I should clutter up my mind with general knowledge, for the purpose of being able to answer questions, when I have men around me who can supply any knowledge I require?”
Help Iran attack Israel??! Where do we sign up??
All those stooges who want to have a piece of the cake in Washington are full of that. Their knowledge of what is going on in the world is limited, they only know they have an ass and a mouth.