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Entry: Only a Revolution Will Do Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/only_a_revolution_will_do#16782 Post contents: Don, define potent. Meanwhile, Dr. Paul's first reason for reducing the intensity of his campaign --that “the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero” puts me in mind of one of the elements of just war theory that was, and has been, ignored: avoid fighting where the chances of victory are nearly zero. People knew, or should have known, there was nearly zero chance of peacefully occupying Iraq as if it were Germany or Japan post-WWII; that the chances of that type of victory were nearly zero. Yet we went anyway. And stayed anyway. And 100-years McCain wants to stay on, losing. RP got my support, and still has it, precisely because of correct moral judgments like this. It's scary in a way. I was kind of wishing he'd fight on and go independent and lead a revolution or, more likely, a romantic glorious lost-cause defeat. But then he makes the right call like this and, like a reward for that rightness, someone points out that there's still hope: "the Senator will probably lose his temper a few times" or maybe he'll even come around yet. Always some hope. Sent at: 2008 07 20