Senators: Bush Needs to Do More on Iraq (closed door session)

abc ^ | 1/23/03

[MonroeDNA]

"Okay, we have two predictions for the date of a US invasion of Iraq:

Monroe DNA: February 3, 2003 The Great Satan: May 7, 2004

If you want to bet money, then screw the $1 nonsense. My terms would be that, if an invasion of Iraq starts before the mid point between these dates -- September 20, 2003 by my reckoning -- I donate $100 to FR. If the invasion hasn't started by September 21, 2003, you will donate FR $100.

Do we have a bet?"

Yes!

[The Great Satan]

Are you still predicting we attack Iraq on February 4th, BTW? That would be Tuesday. Correct?

[MonroeDNA]

Want to bump it up to $500?

[The Great Satan]

Want to bump it up to $500?

I will stick with $100 w.r.t. a US invasion of Iraq. I will go to $500 if we restrict the bet to an invasion of Baghdad (dates, etc. remain the same). Are we on?

[cinFLA]

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said she was concerned about opposition from U.S. allies. "I think it would be very difficult for us to pursue this without military and monetary support," she said.

What opposition. The majority of opposition comes from within; aka Patty Murray, etal.

[The Wizard]

there isn't a tinker's damn worth of peanuts between them all.

[MonroeDNA]

"I will stick with $100 w.r.t. a US invasion of Iraq. I will go to $500 if we restrict the bet to an invasion of Baghdad (dates, etc. remain the same). Are we on?"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the original bet between us was on the invasion of Iraq. You asked me if I wanted to raise the $100 to $200 (donated to FR).

I accept.

Are we clear on this first bet?

[The Great Satan]

The original bet stands. The second $100 I offered was against the proposition that any attack, if and when it comes, will start with a bombing of Saddam's palace (that would be your side of the bet -- my side is that it won't). I'm waiting for a clarification from you as to whether you will take the second bet. Will you take the third, $500 bet on an invasion of Baghdad?

[MonroeDNA]

Original bet stands; that's fine.

Additional bet on invasion of Bahgdad: I'll pass. Haven't thought it through. If everything goes well, likely they will come running to us.

I acknowledge the palace thing. Re-read it. Different angle. Nope, I thing the initial attack will be around 600 targets within seconds of each other. Can't tell, don't know, and don't want to know, which will be first.

Original bet is on; either way, JimRob wins, which does us all good.

[The Great Satan]

You win. Paid in full. Good for me you didn't take the rider bet on a Baghdad invasion, because we could be there by Monday, from the looks of things. Good for you that you didn't accept the rider bet about a "shock and awe" opening.

[bonfire]

"I'm not taking any more dares for the duration."


LOL :)

[patriciaruth]

Whoa, this is great. How much do you owe Free Republic all told? Are you going to be able to pay in a lump sum or have to do an installment plan?

[The Great Satan]

$270 from four bets - and I paid in full this morning.

[patriciaruth]

I'm out $270 on the invasion timing: $20 to you, $100 to Miss Marple, $100 to Monroe DNA; $50 to patriciaruth. Just submitted a donation for the full amount to JimRob.

Just found this on another thread. You're a man of honor. Very proud you're a FReeper, and I think a lot of your other and continuing concerns are justified.

[sinkspur]

Good for you. You're a good and honest man, and you're a man of your word.

It's people like you that provide the main reason why I stick around here. (Maybe some would rather I go.)

[The Great Satan]

Thanks for your sportin' words!

[MonroeDNA]

You are a man of honour. I almost forgot about this.

Let's kick some butt now!