NYTimes Op Ed: In The Seventh Year
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New York Times
In The Seventh Year
By Roger Cohen
Opinion Editorial reflecting back upon the last seven years with biblical flourish.
"And in the seventh year after the fall, the dust and debris of the towers cleared. And it became plain at last what had been wrought... "
I am both sad and amused.
excerpt:
" ... And around the whole earth, which had stood with America, there arose a great trouble, for it seemed to peoples abroad that a great nation, rich in flocks and herds and land and water, had been cast among thorns and Philistines; its promise betrayed, its light dimmed, its armies stretched, its budget broken, its principles compromised, its dollar diminished. ... "
Thanks for the find, Gordon.
New York Times
In The Seventh Year
By Roger Cohen
Opinion Editorial reflecting back upon the last seven years with biblical flourish.
"And in the seventh year after the fall, the dust and debris of the towers cleared. And it became plain at last what had been wrought... "
I am both sad and amused.
excerpt:
" ... And around the whole earth, which had stood with America, there arose a great trouble, for it seemed to peoples abroad that a great nation, rich in flocks and herds and land and water, had been cast among thorns and Philistines; its promise betrayed, its light dimmed, its armies stretched, its budget broken, its principles compromised, its dollar diminished. ... "
Thanks for the find, Gordon.