Oh dear
*THIS* is what the “other side” thinks of the current situation and what should be done. There seems to be such a divide now between what liberals believe to be the correct, and fair, way to proceed, versus what the conservatives (like Newt Gingrich) believe.
You have such a polarity of opinion. Those who think that the Department of State is responsible for the failure of diplomacy. And those who believe that the whole diplomatic problem is caused by American belligerence, by the Department of Defense who, in Gingrich’s opinion, “turned these disadvantages into a stunning victory”. And the truth lies with your personal opinion. As it always has done.