[santamaria]

> "We see the games as an opportunity to return to being a friend to the world."

There's been a bully in the schoolyard all year, bigger than all the other boys; he's stolen your lunch money any number of times, given you a few black eyes and blood lips. In the last couple of weeks, a few other big guys transferred to the same school. The bullying suddenly stopped and now he wants to be friends.

[joeyo]

And who are the other big guys in your analogy?

[gloob]

Any rational analysis will demonstrate that the IOC outguns the United States military by at least an order of magnitude. I assume that's what the post was referring to.

[gloob]

The above was intended to be deadpan; my apologies if it was unclear that such was the case. My further apologies if it was clear, but it was just that unfunny.