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2005-08-02 Iraq-Jordan

The Belmont Club: All ye know on earth, and all ye need to know

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Posted by 3dc 2005-08-02 13:48|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Of course, he's right. We are doing another politically correct war (or, is it not "war" anymore). This shit is going to get us killed.

Posted by Captain America 2005-08-02 14:01|| 2005-08-02 14:01|| Front Page Top

#2 The 150,000 number isn't as bad as it sounds. It includes large numbers of criminal gangmembers. They are responsible for approx. half of the murders in Iraq.
The real issue is the foreign support. Why we don't make controling the Iraqi borders our top priority is beyond me.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al ">Frozen Al 2005-08-02 14:45|| 2005-08-02 14:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Why we don't make controling the Iraqi borders our top priority is beyond me.

I don't have any secret knowledge, but how about, we don't have the manpower?

War is a political act. So it should be politically correct. That you and I don't happen to like the prevalent politics at the moment is unfortunate for us, but that's what Bush has to work with.

I am becoming fairly sure that the way we make war is a lot like the way we do business and make laws and sausages. It's pretty messy to watch, the waste and mistakes are more apparent than the succeses, it's hard to see where there's any organization or direction, but through the power of the invisible hand, everything turns out OK. Bismark is reputed to have said God watches out for children, drunks and the United States of America. I think this may have been what he meant.

Korea is mentioned. That was a fairly hot battle in what was usually called the cold war. Remind me how that one turned out?

We can keep this up longer than they can. Much longer.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-08-02 15:51|| 2005-08-02 15:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Wisdom personified, as always, Mrs. D. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-02 18:14|| 2005-08-02 18:14|| Front Page Top

#5 And Winston Churchill who said "One can always count on America to do the right thing...after they have exhausted all other options."

Posted by Michael 2005-08-02 18:35|| 2005-08-02 18:35|| Front Page Top

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