Required Reading

Today it’s Fareed Zakaria.

Here’s a taste to get you started:

It is touching to learn of the French faith in the [Iraqi] Governing Council. When the council was set up, the French government (as well as the Germans) refused to endorse it, privately disparaging the group as American puppets. It took a month for the United States to get France to vote in the Security Council simply to welcome the formation of the Governing Council. France’s newfound love for the council is simply an attempt to get the United States out as soon as possible.

If you’re wondering why such simple common sense is Required Reading, it’s because Zakaria picks on the French a lot.