<bq href="http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/12/23/onward-christian-warriors/" author="Matt Taibbi" source="true Slant" caption="Onward Christian Warriors!">'Cynicism' is invading a country for the sorts of reasons that have guided the United States in most of their interventionist actions since World War II. There is a American kid in Afghanistan who is going to die tomorrow because Rahm Emmanuel doesn’t want his boss to have to answer toughness questions from somebody like Brian Williams in a 2012 electoral debate. And I’m the cynic here?</bq>