I’ve been trying to think of what to say about Fareed Zakaria’s think piece on a post-Bush foreign policy. Problem is, I agree with so much of it that there’s no real place for my commentary. The utility of Zakaria’s piece is that it brings problems back into scale, and opportunities into focus. It’s impressively untouched by both the hysterias and political pressures of the moment. So, since I don’t believe a link will send enough of you to read it, I’ll just post what I clipmarked from the article, in the hopes that it’ll compel folks to read the whole thing:

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.