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It is regrettable that the Washington Post’s editorials on foreign policy are rarely as profound as its editorial cartoons.<\/p>\n

Someone could easily compile a list of Washington Post editorials and guest articles by bellicose nitwits urging U.S. preemptive strikes for each venue that Tom Toles lists in this ‘toon.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

On Twitter @jimbovard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  It is regrettable that the Washington Post’s editorials on foreign policy are rarely as profound as its editorial cartoons. Someone could easily compile a list of Washington Post editorials and guest articles by bellicose nitwits urging U.S. preemptive strikes for each venue that Tom Toles lists in this ‘toon. *** On Twitter @jimbovard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[56,75,360],"class_list":["post-6960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cartoon","tag-war","tag-warmongering"],"yoast_head":"\nWashington Post: Warmongering Doesn't Pay - James Bovard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/washington-post-warmongering-doesnt-pay\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Washington Post: Warmongering Doesn't Pay - James Bovard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"  It is regrettable that the Washington Post’s editorials on foreign policy are rarely as profound as its editorial cartoons. 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