Your Moment Of Zen

Fierce clashes between U.S.-backed Sunni militias and Iraqi police have prompted U.S. occupation troops in the country to interfere.

But the troops have opted to side with the police against the Sunni tribal militias they created, trained, financed and armed to fight al-Qaeda in Iraq.

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I suppose I could follow that up with a George Santayana quote like “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it” but I won’t … unless of course Jon Stewart doesn’t feature this in his daily moment of Zen tonight, in which case the quote stands.

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