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2006-10-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Lebanon savoring the Hizbollah "victory"

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-15 10:38|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oooohhh shit! Anymore victories like this and we'll be back in the 1800's.

Posted by SpecOp35 2006-10-15 14:00|| 2006-10-15 14:00|| Front Page Top

#2 One more such victory, and I am undone.

Posted by General Pyrrhus 2006-10-15 15:44|| 2006-10-15 15:44|| Front Page Top

#3 That is certainly the media spin, but the Lebs pay the price whether Reuters and the Beeb acknowledge the bill or not.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2006-10-15 19:59|| 2006-10-15 19:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Either the puppets begin to disentangle themselves or learn to enjoy being endlessly jerked around. I doubt they have sufficient perspicacity to appreciate Israel's tutelage on the subject.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-15 20:19|| 2006-10-15 20:19|| Front Page Top

#5 AC! Woohoo! Welcome back! You've been sorely missed, my friend. Grins and Regards!

Posted by .com 2006-10-15 20:40|| 2006-10-15 20:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Welcome back, AC.

Posted by Pappy 2006-10-15 20:49|| 2006-10-15 20:49|| Front Page Top

#7 :-) ditto

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-15 21:07|| 2006-10-15 21:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Many thanks, guys. It's good to be back, virtually as well as physically. I have been in none other than Iraq itself for most of the past ten months, (civilian contract rather than military).
It was possible to post from there, of course, but I was very busy and it was inconvenient (to say the least) at many of our operating venues.

I was working for a certain well-known servant and co-conspirator of the Great Satan, helping the Iraqis get and keep their pipelines going. It is not an easy job since they were favorite targets for Zark's boys and various freelance saboteurs.
With reliable oil income, the new government will not be in the same boat as South Vietnam if the Dems win Congress and pull the plug on US involvement. The left will be crestfallen if they force a US withdrawal and Malaki's forces are still able to defeat the insurgency, as they might well be if US controls on their methodology were removed.
I was in Mosul, btw, when news came of Zarqawi's demise. People literally danced in the streets, and apparently did so all over Iraq. I did get satellite TV but didn't see a word about this from the usual suspects.
I was convinced before I went that the MSM were lying to us about Iraq, but I was willing to keep an open mind and see for myself. I saw, and the MSM deception is if anything much worse and more pervasive than even I had suspected. Among coalition troops and Iraqi security people, foreign journalists are universally regarded as insurgent spies and saboteurs.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2006-10-15 21:17|| 2006-10-15 21:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Wow, AC - that's great! Mosul was (is?) damned hot. You didn't happen to run across Yon's buddies in Deuce-Four, did ya?

So your time toiling in the Permian area's upper education zone, lol, was based upon industry expertise... I shoulda guessed, but you always declined specifics regards your professorial duties. Was it a leave of absence (i.e. you'll return to TT) or a change of pace, meaning you're a contract kind 'o guy, now?

Glad you did your part and came back safe! Feel free, very free, lol, to share any anecdotes you have. I would certainly enjoy them - whether the mundane daily things or some thrilling adventure.

Again, very happy to have you back - virtually and physically, lol. :-)

Posted by .com 2006-10-15 21:56|| 2006-10-15 21:56|| Front Page Top

#10 HOOAH, AC. Very good to have you back.

Posted by lotp 2006-10-15 21:56|| 2006-10-15 21:56|| Front Page Top

#11 I was in Mosul, btw, when news came of Zarqawi's demise. People literally danced in the streets, and apparently did so all over Iraq.

Another big welcome home, AC. Thank you for your contribution in Iraq. That's one interesting little piece of news there. The media would just as soon have had us all believing that they held a state funeral for the maggot. I'm really looking forward to more of your firsthand insights whenever time or security agreements allow.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-15 22:05|| 2006-10-15 22:05|| Front Page Top

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