Bloodless Coup

Hillary Clinton - Still Dishonest and Threatening the Obliteration of Millions

Yup, that headline is sure to piss some off, including perhaps some of the other members of the Coup. But when she insists on restating her threats against Iran and her call for a gas tax holiday ... well, c'mon. They're both true statements. Hilzoy engages what her behavior on the gas tax says about her character and decision-making processes here. On that issue Mark Kleiman says she's Bushian - appealing to ignorance and parting company with the reality based community. But perhaps its her morning affirmation of her "obliterate Iran" comment that's more disturbing. Of course there is the troubling morality of the statement. But there are also the very real, tangible policy results that engaging in such "cowboy diplomacy" produces - results that harm US interests and US foreign policy goals, as Kleiman discusses here.