David Ignacius on Chris Matthews today said that the closing of Gitmo has been well received around the world and that lack of contempt globally toward the US will make us safer.
Oh really? I don't get the correlation. Reagan was not globally popular, and we won the cold war. I don't mind so much our enemies being a little uncomfortable with our image. Those being held are being treated in a humane fashion-guards are not permitted to touch a Koran without wearing gloves, this is not even a tenet of Islam.
It bothers me that Matthews didn't ask the obvious followup: Can you explain your connecting how well we are liked with how safe we are? Seems to me a popular kid who is a pushover will be sought out by the bullies.
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