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2007-03-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Dave D. 2007-03-25 11:09|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think I know what Blair may be planning.

Posted by Perfesser 2007-03-25 11:19|| 2007-03-25 11:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh NO! Not the . . . . .

Posted by Throque Gonque2829 2007-03-25 11:23|| 2007-03-25 11:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh Shit! Not that!

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-25 11:42|| 2007-03-25 11:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Damn. They're sending in JoJo the Supernanny, aren't they? DJ is going to have to sit on the Naughty Bench for a *month*!

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-03-25 12:41|| 2007-03-25 12:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Yet another sad installment in the farce called "Trying to reason with the unreasonable..." Pathetic.

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-03-25 12:58|| 2007-03-25 12:58|| Front Page Top

#6 All funny aside, if the UK does decide to act it will take 30-50 days to get their naval forces in place to enforce an impound and blockade.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-25 13:28|| 2007-03-25 13:28|| Front Page Top

#7 actually, like the US, they were enforcing a UN-ordered/authorized intercept and inspection tasking. That said, we are prolly going to do that blockade for them

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-25 13:32|| 2007-03-25 13:32|| Front Page Top

#8 No threat of force. Empty voice.

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2007-03-25 13:51|| 2007-03-25 13:51|| Front Page Top

#9 I want to get it resolved in as easy and diplomatic a way as possible

Code for: We lack sufficient courage to justly punish the most belligerant gang of conniving thugs to walk this earth despite having the necessary moral authority handed to us on a sterling silver platter.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-25 14:37|| 2007-03-25 14:37|| Front Page Top

#10 Cover your ears, I suspect the next stage will be to bang his spoon on his high chair!

Posted by gorb 2007-03-25 15:32|| 2007-03-25 15:32|| Front Page Top

#11 In my opinion Blair needs a threat of what will happen if the sailors aren't returned, not this very serious situation crap. If I went into school and abducted 15 kiddies, I reckon the police would be phoned, special forces police the whole lot. What Blair is doing at the moment represents a letter home.

- I hope people make sense of this.

Posted by devilstoenail 2007-03-25 15:46|| 2007-03-25 15:46|| Front Page Top

#12 Gosh, I hope this doesn't escalate to the dreaded Strongly Worded Memo™.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-03-25 15:55|| 2007-03-25 15:55|| Front Page Top

#13

Posted by Special Brew TROLL 2007-03-25 19:24|| 2007-03-25 19:24|| Front Page Top

#14 Re #13: ROFLMAO, Mods!

That's the FIRST time I've ever not wanted to kill that goddam paper clip. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-03-25 20:40|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-03-25 20:40|| Front Page Top

#15 That's the FIRST time I've ever not wanted to kill that goddam paper clip

I've got special pliers with serrated jaws resting in a velvet-lined glass case just waiting for the day I finally lay hands on the little bastard.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-25 20:46|| 2007-03-25 20:46|| Front Page Top

#16 C'mon Tony, your call.
Oh, nevermind, I forgot for a minute there that you were only holding half a pair; not much that that can beat, huh?

Posted by USN, ret. 2007-03-25 20:53|| 2007-03-25 20:53|| Front Page Top

#17 Where does that paper clip come from?

Posted by Andy Hertzfeld 2007-03-25 21:45|| 2007-03-25 21:45|| Front Page Top

#18 AH, the paperclip shown is a Microsoft personal assistant, largely known for annoying the living crap out of anyone with a pulse.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-25 21:55|| 2007-03-25 21:55|| Front Page Top

#19 The original was something the Microsoft people thought would be friendly and helpful, Andy Hertzfeld. Rantburg's Clippy is a Moderator special. Cute, don't you think?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-25 22:06|| 2007-03-25 22:06|| Front Page Top

#20 #19: "The original was something the Microsoft people thought would be friendly and helpful"

Tells me everything I need to know about the Microsoft ~~pod~~people, TW.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-03-25 22:16|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-03-25 22:16|| Front Page Top

#21 About Clippy: just remember that it was a vast improvement over Microsoft Bob.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-03-25 22:52|| 2007-03-25 22:52|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Special Brew 2007-03-25 19:24|| 2007-03-25 19:24|| Front Page Top

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