Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Roger Kimball polishes a turd

 ... Some say Trump exaggerates and overstates things. Perhaps, on occasion, he is given to mild hyperbole. But consider, sed contra, this masterpiece of understatement: “The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both militarily, economically, and in every other way.” The Roman practice of decimation, rarely employed, was a brutal punishment for cowardice. The offending unit would be divided into groups of ten. One man from each would be selected by lot. The unlucky ticket holder would then be killed by his colleagues.

What the US and Israel have visited upon the Iranian regime is far more extensive than decimation. Most of its leadership has been erased. ...

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