Grasping at straws?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, “<span word="grasping">grasping</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="straws">straws</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>:</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Eliot">Eliot</span> <span word="Engel">Engel</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="grasping">grasping</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="straws">straws</span>” <span word="by">by</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="ultra">ultra</span>-<span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="Islamists">Islamists</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="arch">arch</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="Islamists">Islamists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>. <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="Islamists">Islamists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ultra">ultra</span>-<span word="violent">violent</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="oust">oust</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dictator">dictator</span> <span word="Saddam">Saddam</span> <span word="Hussein">Hussein</span>.</p><p><span word="Saddam">Saddam</span> <span word="Hussein">Hussein</span>...</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="geopolitics">geopolitics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unceasing">unceasing</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="unending">unending</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Eliot">Eliot</span> <span word="Engel">Engel</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="grasping">grasping</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="straws">straws</span>” <span word="by">by</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Engel">Engel</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="works">works</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wit">wit</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span>.</p>
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