Craig, why don't you try reading what's ON the lines? You seem to be focusing on what you think is BETWEEN the lines . . . and you're way off target.

For example, where did I ever "equivocate" the US with thug puppet regimes? I referred to US/CIA support for the Contras. They were fighting the Commie Sandinistas, supported by Cuba and the old Soviet Union. US/CIA support for the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan . . . which was fighting the Taliban government, which in turn gave shelter to Al Qaeda. Looks to me like we were on the right side in both of those. You disagree?

No question that sometimes we get it wrong. Qadhafi was a thug, and we opposed him. Helped overthrow him. Only problem is: We should not be playing the regime change game when we're not pretty darned certain that the new regime is going to be better for US--as in Uncle Sam--than the regime we're trying to get rid of. Benghazi happened AFTER we got rid of Qadhafi, and Libya is now another "failed state" in that part of the world, and another potential breeding ground for terrorists.