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This sounds crass, but I can't deny it: I desperately wanted the standoff at the Republic of Texas trailer-trash compound to last longer than it did--for selfish reasons.
The standoff was sparked April 27 when police arrested two ROT members--one because he refused to display license plates on his vehicle.
Bill Kristol ( This Week ) spins the most elaborate explanation: The United States has lost support in the Middle East after the recent Iraq standoff, and the first lady's intentional gaffe is an unofficial way of placating Arab leaders at the expense of Israel.
The daily drew a parallel "between the Clinton-Saddam standoff on the one hand, and the Clinton-Lewinsky affair on the other," suggesting that "both are adventures of convenience activated by unprecedented power that makes one unmindful of consequences."
The NYT gives a more nuanced account of the standoff than the others.