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2007-12-31 India-Pakistan

The Best-Laid Five-Minute Plans of Bill Richardson.

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Posted by john frum 2007-12-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The big problem is, the unified view on the left is that Pak is just a bigger, dirtier version of New Jersey...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-12-31 07:28|| 2007-12-31 07:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Given that Richardson is opposed to a broad-based coalition of democratic parties in the United States united to oppose terrorism in, for example, Iraq and Iran, it is hilarious he should imagine Pakistan could pull it off in 48 hours. Though given the obstructionism and stupidity of the Democratic party I have more hope Pakistan will unite against terrorism before blue state Americans do.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-12-31 08:41|| 2007-12-31 08:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Bill's at his Peter Principle position, as the good governor of a state rated 47th in per capita income and home to NIMBY projects unloved elsewhere. Outside of being an effective Senator like John 'Genghis Khan' Kerry or VP like Dan Quayle, any other higher office would be beyond his capacity.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-12-31 09:03|| 2007-12-31 09:03|| Front Page Top

#4 The hell with the Waziris. Seal them off and let them rot in the 7th century if they can't act civilized. We'll try again in a couple of generations.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-12-31 12:58|| 2007-12-31 12:58|| Front Page Top

#5 No patchwork schemeand all our present recent schemesare mere patchworkwill settle the Waziristan problem. Not until the military steam-roller has passed over the country from end to end, will there be peace. But I do not want to be the person to start that machine.

- Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, 1900

Posted by john frum 2007-12-31 14:11|| 2007-12-31 14:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Procopius, when you referred to John Kerry as an "effective Senatr," I think you forgot the HTML irony tags.

Posted by Mike 2007-12-31 14:14|| 2007-12-31 14:14|| Front Page Top

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