https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2011/08/03/the-real-war-ignored-as-usual/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 05:43:39 -0400<![CDATA[The Soviets always used to say &#8220;if you say A, you must do B,&#8221; meaning that words had to have consequences.  Yes, it&#8217;s a commonplace banality, one of those things that&#8217;s so obvious, it hardly bears mention.  Except if you&#8217;re a politician or a pundit (hard to tell the difference sometimes, to be sure). For that small class, words don&#8217;t have to have any consequences at all.  They think they can just say things, and when the subjects come up again, they can say other things.  And just move on.]]>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:29:20 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2011/08/03/the-real-war-ignored-as-usual-n187317