Arkin: Hey dumbasses, it’s not Vermont you have to worry about, it’s the country
Bill Arkin, a man of his convictions, has the heart & soul to take his fellow Vermonters to task about where to base F-35s: The roar of F-16s or F-35s might rupture the peaceful image of Vermonters, nice people who think that they can create some sanctuary and drop out of the national tragedy. They ...
Bill Arkin, a man of his convictions, has the heart & soul to take his fellow Vermonters to task about where to base F-35s:
Bill Arkin, a man of his convictions, has the heart & soul to take his fellow Vermonters to task about where to base F-35s:
The roar of F-16s or F-35s might rupture the peaceful image of Vermonters, nice people who think that they can create some sanctuary and drop out of the national tragedy. They should spend their energy instead going to war against a national security system that can no longer police itself, and one that no one in Washington has any intent of changing.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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