Digby: The Boundries Of Our Power

I'm glad to see Steve Clemons being quoted saying this in today's harsh Philadelphia Inquirer editorial:

Before Iraq, said Steven C. Clemons, a useful mystique surrounded the strength of the United States. Clemons heads foreign policy studies at the New America Foundation.

Rogue nations such as Iran didn't know the boundaries of our power. This blundering war of choice in Iraq has revealed them.