Dragons' teeth

The seasons following the Arab Spring aren’t looking so prosperous or fertile for anything except violence, bigotry and extremism. The attacks Tuesday night on US diplomatic posts in Cairo and Benghazi are probably not the culmination of the savagery; sadly, I expect we’ll see more.

Frankly, I don’t know what to make of a culture that seems to prefer international outlawry to working within rules, and that favors a return to the Good Old Days of the 8^th Century—only with 21^st Century weapons.

But I really hope world leaders figure out what to do about it. Because it’s evident that an Arab Summer is going to be long and hot; and an Arab Winter may well be nuclear.