The news is that President Biden ordered attacks on “Iranian-backed militia groups in eastern Syria” yesterday. I haven’t seen any press releases from the White House about it yet. You would think that this would be a big deal. This may throw a wrench into any ongoing negotiation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran Deal) that we are so keen on getting back in to.

This whole thing reminds me of the very careful parsing of words that the Clintons were famous for. Remember Hillary’s wiped server episode:

And the all time great, Bill Clinton’s questioning of what the meaning of the word ‘is ‘ is.

I can imagine how that interrogation went behind the scenes:

Q: Did you put the penis in her mouth?

A: I don’t know what you are talking about, the penis? What penis?

Q: Ok, did you put your penis in her mouth?

A: I didn’t put my penis anywhere, shouldn’t you be asking her that? I’m not in charge of her mouth.

Q: Did anyone put your penis in her mouth?

A: Well I guess we should ask this anyone person. I already told you I didn’t do it.

So where do we look in the statement released by the pentagon for loopholes? For example, what exactly are Iranian backed militia groups? Those could be anything. And “ordered attacks” could be the same thing I did to my mother as a 6 year old when I wanted cookies. I would ask her to “just say yes” and if she was too busy to care, she would agree and I got the cookies.

I think we are back in the world where everyone in the administration has to be absolutely cornered to get a somewhat truthful response. And even then they are suspect.