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2006-03-29 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Pappy 2006-03-29 01:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So soft, the final draft will be written on super soft facial tissue. Very flushable.

Posted by Captain America 2006-03-29 02:00|| 2006-03-29 02:00|| Front Page Top

#2 I think the US has decided to go with the flow in the UNSC and let it logjam as quickly as possible - to check off the box faster, this time. To deal with the chickenshit Senate, you still have to have that tissue for political cover though everyone, and I mean everyone, knows where this will end.

The international farce plays out.

Then the domestic one.

Posted by Juse Thineth7708 2006-03-29 04:36|| 2006-03-29 04:36|| Front Page Top

#3 My theory is that the Bush administration wants Iran to acquire nukes, and as quickly as possible.

Posted by Perfesser 2006-03-29 13:29|| 2006-03-29 13:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Your theory strikes me as more than a bit queer, Perfessor. Elucidate, please.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-03-29 13:43|| 2006-03-29 13:43|| Front Page Top

#5
Yes, it now starts, "To whom it may concern."

Posted by Master of Obvious 2006-03-29 13:55|| 2006-03-29 13:55|| Front Page Top

#6 I exaggerate, perhaps. My working assumptions are (1) there is nothing to be gained by military operations against Iranian nuclear infrastructure that leaves any Islamist regime in place; (2) the U.S. currently does not have the political capital necessary to move militarily against Iran whether or not the regime is left in place; (3) in contrast to Iraq, in which a solid majority of the population detested the Baath regime, the support for such regime change among the Iranian people is much softer. Finally, the (4) the U.S. (and perhaps no other country) is not very good at fighting limited war, yet Islamic fascism's success is a function of the West's unwillingness to confront low-damage operations like targeted assassinations of journalists and politicians, blowing up embassies, flying airplanes into buildings, and so on with an all-out assault on those who support such operations both tactically and financially. Effective retaliation is possible only given an attack of sufficient deadliness. The longer that we wait, the stronger and more ensconced Islamic fascism becomes. The best strategy is therefore to encourage an early attack.

Posted by Perfesser 2006-03-29 15:36|| 2006-03-29 15:36|| Front Page Top

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