- My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/02/2013: 9,352 steps and 6.9 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 02:02:30
- This wee’s Curmudgeon’s Corner with @imbou done! Out when I get a chance. :-) 03:26:14
- Reading – President Obama's Epically Botched Syria Policy (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/SVs7XbTJRC 13:11:31
- RT @KarlreMarks: I love how they talk about US and UK politicians being "traumatized" by the Iraq War. How do you think Iraqis feel or is t… 13:19:59
- Reading – Why Obama needs to choose whether he's a liberal or a realist on Syria (Daniel W. Drezner) http://t.co/yfCwxu8tTM 13:24:05
- Reading – Could bombing Syria kill more civilians than it saves? (Ezra Klein) http://t.co/kjumOr9lwJ 13:27:39
- Reading – Report: John Kerry Tells Dems U.S. Faces вЂMunich Moment’ In Syria Decision (Catherine Thompson) http://t.co/N2lTVTjhsD 13:32:12
- Bookmark! -> Where the votes stand on Syria (Aaron Blake) http://t.co/1VKcGOAZMa 13:43:24
- Reading – A top-of-the-week briefing on Syria (Klein/Soltas) http://t.co/F4u0XoPcUk 13:56:48
- Reading – Rand Paul: We Should Leave Assad Alone Because He’s Only Killing Muslims (Charles Johnson) http://t.co/zwiZALA2cn 14:07:08
- Reading – The Syria Vote Looks Likely to Provoke Plenty of Republican Fireworks (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/DkGoACS8jT 16:52:52
- RT @mattyglesias: Perhaps for the sake of U.S. credibility, future presidents should avoid making unwise military threats. 16:55:54
- Reading – Ballmer promises shorter names for Nokia phones (Sharif Sakr) http://t.co/8qEGVYLESx 16:58:44
- Screw the norm about not using chemical weapons. How about we start promoting a norm against killing people regardless of weapon used? 20:22:50
- RT @joshuafoust: At least we have a strong answer for "did they learn at all from the last decade?" It's "no." 20:26:04
- RT @DavidOAtkins: If the whole point of this is to enforce norms of international law, handing over Dick Cheney would help more. 20:26:08
- RT @AmberBarno: This is how this hearing is going for Kerry so far: http://t.co/S3AMSvpgPF via @BuzzFeedAndrew #Syria 20:27:31
- RT @natsecHeather: exists, called Responsib 2 Protect MT @abulsme Screw norm abt not using chem weapons. How bout norm against killing rega… 20:27:50
- .@natsecHeather Not convinced that R2P ends up much better. Good intentions often don't lead to good outcomes. Need true cost/bene analysis. in reply to natsecHeather 20:30:37
- .@natsecHeather Where cost/bene counts non-US too, and takes into account the great uncertainty in predicting outcome of possible actions. in reply to natsecHeather 20:32:10
- RT @natsecHeather: @abulsme what is the cost/value of a human life? a Syrian, Congolese, American life? a life some believe will be lost if… 20:32:35
- .@natsecHeather Good Qs. Start by counting all lives equal, look for course with least expected deaths, regardless of who "responsible". in reply to natsecHeather 20:34:27
- .@natsecHeather Once you have that down (no easy task, I grant), then start worrying about quality of life, etc. in reply to natsecHeather 20:35:16
- .@natsecHeather Of course, also have to balance non-human costs. Ppl uncomfortable with $ to human comp, but insurance co's do it every day. in reply to natsecHeather 20:36:19
- .@natsecHeather And every one of us does it subconsciously every day when evaluating risks we take, how much we spend on safety, etc. in reply to natsecHeather 20:37:22
- .@natsecHeather Of course, not hearing R2P or cost/bene discussion here. More just "we must enforce norm" which is not convincing. in reply to natsecHeather 20:39:43
- Yup -> If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too (Raul Grijalva) http://t.co/yN6rnn3RPk 21:44:20
- Reading – Hard Work (Atrios, Eschaton) http://t.co/aM1R7Y7P94 22:03:55
- Reading – Nothing Says You Care Like a Missile Strike (Tom Tomorrow) http://t.co/9dL5bPLmce 22:39:43
- Reading – Microsoft Buys Nokia for €3.79B (Matt Drance) http://t.co/4ulouDrUEN 23:09:47
- RT @SenJohnMcCain: Scandal! Caught playing iPhone game at 3+ hour Senate hearing – worst of all I lost! 23:11:03
- RT @BadAstronomer: .@SenJohnMcCain Yes, we shouldn’t expect our Senators to pay attention for 3 whole hours. It’s just bombing another coun… 23:11:07