Terroristic tactics being fairly effective, Mr. Obama got his way.
In the fictional hostage tale “Argo,” the players have a running gag over what the name “Argo” means. “Ar, go [screw] yourself,” the fictional film-within-the-film’s producer explains. It would also be a fitting explanation Mr. Obama could give to the American people for his diabolical tactics in this very real hostage crisis today.
• Charles Hurt can be reached at charleshurt@live.com.
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