Not Exactly Charlie Wilson's War. David Ignatius: "'Powerpoint' covert action program." Conveys something of the lackluster, ambivalence and even desperation of the policy, and dare one say it, total lack of ideological conviction? This does not seem to resemble the swashbuckling effort to back the Afghan muj against the Soviets in Afghanistan, for instance. Ignatius: "So far, that argument for a rollback of Iranian power hasn't prevailed inside a divided administration."

Posted by Laura at July 2, 2008 12:25 AM