the Daily Whale - 17 January 1993

Why doesn’t the U.S. want to intervene in what used to be Yugoslavia? It’s because, in this case, overwhelming force would be overwhelmingly expensive, and it still might not work. People who hate each other enough will fight no matter what.

If you want to change minds, call in metaphor! Serbia is a little boy who hates his brothers and sisters. All we need to do is take away his slingshot, though, and they’ll be safe.