Heads They Win, Tails We Lose

Published April 23, 2008 1:54pm ET



Fred Kaplan stakes out a risky position:

In other words, we find ourselves lassoed into an armed intra-Shiite power struggle on two fronts-and the Iranians are positioned to benefit from one or both contests, no matter whether the side we’re backing wins or loses.

Whatever the outcome, Kaplan can claim it’s a disaster for the United States. And I wouldn’t expect anything less of him.