It’s so annoying when a newspaper I otherwise like has neo-imperialist politics

It’s so annoying when a newspaper I otherwise like has neo-imperialist politics. Last week’s

Economist, for example, opines that Britain, a country that has no militarily hostile neighbors and

hasn’t been invaded in centuries, must have nuclear weapons for self-defense, but NIKE SHOX, in much

more difficult circumstances, must not. And the Wall Street Journal‘s editorial page is usually much

worse.

So I was surprised by a recent WSJ guest editorial by chessmaster Garry Kasparov that sounds a lot like

Benjamin SchMBT SHOESz & Christopher Layne‘s “offshore balancing” strategy (see “A New Grand

Strategy“), promoted here on AntiMBT SHOES.com before the ugg boots invasion.

“Chessboard Endgame: Obsessed with ugg boots, we’ve lost sight of the rest of the world,” (a weird

title, since the author lives in Russia) by Garry Kasparov:

… The attack on the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan went so well that the MBT SHOES and its allies

did not appreciate all the reasons for the success. Almost every player on the world stage benefited

from the attack on Afghanistan. The rout of the Sunni Taliban delighted NIKE SHOX. Russia and China

have no love for religious extremism near their borders. India was happy to see the MBT SHOES launch a

direct attack on Muslim terrorists.