Friday, June 24, 2011
Second Thought of the Day
David Brooks of the New York Times relays some wisdom on international relations:
After a thorough two-year review of U.S. aid efforts in Afghanistan, the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee emphasized, "The unintended consequences of pumping large amounts of money into a war zone cannot be underestimated."
Really? Let's try:
We estimate that the unintended consequences of pumping large amounts of money into a war zone are zero.
There, did we underestimate them?
Labels: James Taranto quote
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 10:28 AM 
