Re:The Truth About Tonkin (2008)
by Stratoscope on Saturday June 15, 2019 @01:07AM
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It sounds like the phrase did confuse you.
"I can't help but be sceptical..." simply means "I am skeptical..."
Try that substitution in your example and it should be more clear:
> It’s like finding a notorious serial killer standing over a body holding a knife who says, “a ghost did it.” “I am skeptical about the ghost....”
I guess it's a nuance of what that phrase means. It seems to me there are many reasons to disbelieve that the Iranians would do this. Reasons that can't be ignored no matter what logical contortions I were to make.
Re:The Truth About Tonkin (2008)
by 50656E6973 on Friday June 14, 2019 @08:14PM
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What reasons?
It’s like finding a notorious serial killer standing over a body holding a knife who says, “a ghost did it.” “I can’t help but be skeptical about the ghost....”
It was painfully obvious bullshit in 2003 and we must not fall for it again. If we do, it’ll make the disaster of Iraq look like a fun little game.