Already noted by those notoriously hawkish hacks at the Washington Free Beacon, it is quite apparent that the below clip from the hit British political sitcom ‘Yes, Prime Minister’ is the best summing up of the West’s foreign policy position on Iraq and Syria.

It’s a joke in the television show, but in reality it is emboldening our enemies, costing thousands of lives, and ensuring that the Middle East finds itself firmly back in the dark ages.

(h/t: Tom Gross)

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