Role of a lifetime: Commander-in-chief (Gene Lyons)

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Who, indeed ? Not for nothing were 14-inch action figures of President Bush in fighter pilot regalia for sale soon after he announced, “Mission accomplished,” in Iraq. Today it’s Sen. John McCain who most obviously seeks the role with his cocky, wisecracking fighter jock persona and penchant for blustering tough talk.

Yeah, McCain was joking when he sang. “Bomb, bomb Iran.” But in the most serious sense, he wasn’t. There’s no doubt that Mc-Cain actually thinks hitting Tehran would accomplish something apart from killing thousands of Persians and convincing much of the world that the United States has become a dangerous, irrational bully.

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