I hesitated when the caller finished.
"Those are the choices?" I said.
"Yes, sir, do you think the new administration can best achieve world piece by a strong military presence or by funneling foreign aid money to anyone who might attack us?"
I blinked.
"You're asking me if we should bully them or bribe them?"
"The question, sir, is whether you think the new administration...."
I had heard her the first time. I just couldn't believe it. I'd voted for these guys, and this was their approach to foreign policy?
No, I realized. This was what they thought I wanted to believe was their approach to foreign policy. I had voted for people who I thought I, and others like me, thought diplomacy was a waste of time. Maybe they even believed I thought peace was a waste of time.
Too bad I couldn't change my vote retroactively.
I could express my opinion of their poll, though. I pressed the appropriate finger against the receiver cradle, and relished the dial tone.
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