Both/and

From an Aaron Rupar clip:

“You’ve said the war is ‘very complete,’ but your defense secretary says this is just the beginning. So which is it, and how long should Americans be prepared for this war to last for?”

“Well, I think you could say both.”

From Nineteen Eighty-Four :

“How can I help seeing what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four.”

“Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.”

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Both/and

[The current occupant’s assertion that Pete Hegseth was referring to the beginning of a new nation is, of course, patently false.]