In other words, “idealism” delivered in the form of an image-comforting “pro-democracy” war has become a standard cynical tactic for self-promotion among leaders. An email from Sidney Blumenthal to Hillary Clinton revealed the main reasons Sarkozy was so keen on attacking his former friend. The official one is always idealistic and usually does correspond to a real issue. Bierce eventually collected and published them as a book, The Devil’s Dictionary, in 1911. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Fair Observer’s editorial policy.

Source: Libya Today May 04, 2018 20:37 UTC