In the Clinton era, this would have an entirely different connotation. But in the Bush White House, tail chasing is all about the circular reasoning and self-reinforcing claims which are patently illogical nonsense but are used by the administration to justify the destruction of human life in Iraq. The Palm Beach Post explains:
See if you can follow this argument: The United States has to be in Iraq to fight the terrorists who are in Iraq because the United States is in Iraq. If you do follow that familiar argument, you're going in a circle. It's familiar because president Bush has argued it many times before, trying to make the case that Iraq is the "central front in the war on terror."
How many times do you go around before you realize that you are chasing your fucking tail, and if you don't stop yourself you're going to continue to expend energy, without getting any closer to your goal, indefinitely. Even dogs and cats give up on this after a short time. Perhaps they should be in charge of our Iraq strategy.
Thanks to Juan Cole for posting a link to this marvelously clear and direct editorial.
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