And he plays America and the West like a violin. He made that speech precisely to evoke the response he got -- uncivilized, inhospitable, moralistic and hypocritical. Thus bolstering his shrinking street cred at home and allowing him to return to Tehran in triumph, having bearded the lion in its den.
Bin Laden does the same thing -- pushing all our buttons and getting exactly the reaction he wants to further demonize the West in the eyes of his followers.
When are we going to grow up and stop handing these guys such easy wins?
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