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2011-03-30 Africa North

Libyan rebels lay seige to Qaddafi hometown

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Posted by Fred 2011-03-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 ION TOPIX > NATO COMMANDER: AL-QAIDA [+ Hezbollah = Other Terrorists] MAY HAVE SMALL PRESENCE AMONG LIBYAN REBELS, in "insignificant numbers" only at this time.

* SAME > US + UK MAY ARM REBELS IFF GADDAFI CLINGS TO POWER.

* SAME > LIBYA HAS VLAD'S MISSLES + KIMMIE'S GUNS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-30 02:43|| 2011-03-30 02:43|| Front Page Top

#2 FREEREPUBLIC > NATO COMMANDER SAYS [HIstory sezzes] GROUND FORCES MAY BE NEEDED IFF GADDAFI OUSTED,

Bosnia, Kosovo, Saddamist Iraq, + all that.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-30 02:58|| 2011-03-30 02:58|| Front Page Top

#3

What a world of hate, death and destruction.
If only 6 year olds were in charge.

Posted by Phuting and Company7064 2011-03-30 03:16|| 2011-03-30 03:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Bosnia, Kosovo, Saddamist Iraq, + all that.

Indeed. In the history of the Solar System, has there been any war where ground troops were not necessary? (with the possible exception of that alien battle that destroyed the planet that used to be between Mars and Jupiter, I mean)

Air power is great for blowing stuff up and as a force multiplier, but it can't hold ground or police the ensuing wreckage and chaos.

Posted by SteveS 2011-03-30 03:32|| 2011-03-30 03:32|| Front Page Top

#5 As for six year olds being in charge, I'll leave that one for the next snarker. Batter up!

Posted by SteveS 2011-03-30 03:35|| 2011-03-30 03:35|| Front Page Top

#6 They can be in charge just as soon as they've put their toys away, say 'please' and 'thank you' without prompting, stop bickering and telling tales on their siblings, take regular naps, eat their vegetables, save part of their allowance each week, refrain from hitting one another over the head on the playground, master arithmetic (algebra would be useful, it builds left brain capacity), learn to write in cursive (it builds right brain capacity), and can get a full time job that pays the mortgage/rent as well as their other bills.

Posted by lotp 2011-03-30 09:34|| 2011-03-30 09:34|| Front Page Top

#7 ...because we already have five year olds in charge?

Cause five year olds usually haven't been to kindergarten yet to learn -

Share everything.

Play fair.

Don't hit people.

Put things back where you found them.

Clean up your own mess.

Don't take things that aren't yours.

Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.

Wash your hands before you eat.

Flush.

Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.

Live a balanced life.

Take a nap every afternoon.

When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.

Be aware of wonder.
Remember the little seed in the styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.

Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we.

And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned - the biggest word of all - LOOK.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-30 09:40|| 2011-03-30 09:40|| Front Page Top

#8 (algebra would be useful, it builds left brain capacity)

Dang, that's a great line. I wish somebody had told me that when I was six...or even sixteen.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-03-30 12:00|| 2011-03-30 12:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Yah, Chicks really did that left brain stuff.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-03-30 13:28|| 2011-03-30 13:28|| Front Page Top

#10 Think I musta missed sumthin. Has the UN/OBCMS issued The Strongly Worded Memo© yet, or are they holding that in reserve? I thot all options were under consideration...

Posted by Ackoopmed 2011-03-30 14:57|| 2011-03-30 14:57|| Front Page Top

#11 You give a 6 years old an allowance, lotp?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-03-30 17:36|| 2011-03-30 17:36|| Front Page Top

#12 OOPS, meant to say "Chicks really dig that left brain stuff."

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-03-30 17:59|| 2011-03-30 17:59|| Front Page Top

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