Today, the French renamed American Cheese to "Freedom Cheese"
— Stephen Taylor (@stephen_taylor) September 2, 2013
More “Heh”.
QOTW
“So we’re bombing Syria because Syria is bombing Syria? And I’m the idiot?” – Sarah Palin
h/t syncrodox
Ouch
Related – Syria-based Carmelite nun Sister Agnes-Mariam de la Croix warns against jihadists.
Operation Empty Chair
One voice in Washington that has been remarkably absent from this week’s Syria debate has been that of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, Mrs. Clinton hasn’t said anything at all about President Obama’s plans for military strikes against the dictatorship in Damascus. As someone who dominated the US foreign policy landscape over the past four years, Clinton’s silence on Syria is striking. What explains this?
Related: EXCELLENT suggestion.
Operation Empty Chair
Daily Mail: UN Ambassador Samantha Power missed crucial meeting on Syria because she was on holiday in Ireland where her husband was guest speaker at comedy film festival
(h/t peterj)