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2011-03-19 Africa North

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Posted by Fred 2011-03-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Promise?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-03-19 04:46|| 2011-03-19 04:46|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Dribble2716 2011-03-19 06:21|| 2011-03-19 06:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Now I feel bad - I kind of like both of Dribble's sinktrapped rants this morning.

Posted by Glenmore 2011-03-19 09:44|| 2011-03-19 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes - as overblown prose goes, that wasn't too bad.

Posted by Pappy 2011-03-19 13:22|| 2011-03-19 13:22|| Front Page Top

#5 "I kind of like both of Dribble's sinktrapped rants this morning."

There are probably pills to cure that, Glenmore. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-03-19 14:01|| 2011-03-19 14:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Cure what? Vulgarity or run on sentences? But his logic hits the nail on the head. You cannot ultimately prevail in a military conflict without boots on the ground. NFZ alone is little more than high tech terrorism as far as I am concerned.

Respect for us on the Arab street was never higher than after we thrashed Saddam in a straight up fight. That's why Daffy dumped his nukes; he didn't want done to him what we did to Saddam. But he's no longer worried about that treatment after he saw what we did to Bush and the zero we replaced him with.

If we care enough to inflict collateral damage. we should care enough to win.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-03-19 15:23|| 2011-03-19 15:23|| Front Page Top

#7 we should care enough to win but only if we have a clear idea of what 'winning' amounts to. At this time, it appears all possible outcomes in Libya are losing ones for the West.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-03-19 16:06|| 2011-03-19 16:06|| Front Page Top

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