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Poem of the Week

by Michael Silverstein

 Three Foreign Policy Questions
(Phrased As Limericks)

How's this for s dumb bold new plan
Though we still fight in Afghanistan
One bright sunny morning
Without any warning
We play shock and awe in Iran?

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Armed protection we will always render
That's our duty as Asia's defender
But go against China
Maybe give it a shiner
Even though it's our country's prime lender?

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We can't leave Iraq some might claim
While civil war threats still remain
Just forget the mistakes
Stay as long as it takes
But isn't that kind of insane?

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