<blockquote>There is a certain species of American—especially though not exclusively on the political Right—who basically does not trust any sort of diplomacy, regarded as inherently representing the interests of effete or traitorous elites rather than the national interest. Some conservatives seriously seem to prefer military conflict to diplomacy as a general principle. And obviously, in today’s climate, any diplomatic agreement reached by or on behalf of Barack Obama will be treated as cowardly and/or feckless by the permanently obstructionist opposition. But you’d think they’d find themselves a new metaphor.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_07/many_many_munichs056688.php">Many Many Munichs by Ed Kilgore | Political Animal | The Washington Monthly</a>.