Now what in Iraq? (Very Disturbing)

Townhall.com ^ | October 14, 2002 | Robert Novak

[Bon mots]

Me, I have no sympathy for anyone in Iraq, and absolutely despise the idea of installing a new regime. Either slaughter everyone and destroy everything, or split the whole thing up into new regions and be done with it.

I agree. We developed nuclear weapons because they save lives. American lives. Don't use young American boys to kill these vermin. We have more than enough nukes. There are more than a billion muslims. We have plenty of nukes. Not enough boys.

[DugwayDuke]

"War planning is no doubt being kept on a need-to-know basis among trusted members of the military and administration."

But don't you see, if Novak's general officer buddies aren't being consulted (and there's no justifiable reason why they should) then they can't spill the beans to Novak.

[The Great Satan]

I firmly believe he will attempt to orchestrate a confrontation between his troops and US forces, if only to slow us down momentarily and commit our boots, and then gas them all with mustard.

Oh, please. He's not stupid. His insurance is the threatened destruction of New York, Washington, DC, Boston, Philadelphia, etc., not some silly poison gas attack on US troops. But, I agree, it's much nicer to pretend that troops will be his targets, rather than contemplate the alternative.

[pfflier]

It could be that the suspense of waiting for an impending attack may trigger some favorable action that saves lives on both sides.

Maybe we're trying the long count. like in the NFL, to draw the bad guys "offsides".

That is, unless the impatient and venomous media doesn't clamor for immediate blood to keep the 5:00 news going.

[Korth]

Thank you for posting the link. That was the first I had heard about his conversion.