And this from the Telegraph. Very good.
This is the future I hope to see across the board.
And this from the Telegraph. Very good.
This is the future I hope to see across the board.
why should the british care? they’re racing to see who can retreat fastest to the airbase and out of Iraq. Thanks for your “softly softly” approach assholes.
How I Didn’t Dismantle Iraq’s Army Mr. Bremer's retort
Destruction in black America is self-inflicted since LBJ's Great Society. The war on drugs and guns hasn't helped, IMHO.
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The reality is that the US has been at war with Iran since the hostage crisis during the Carter administration. Khomeini made it clear then that we were his enemy, but we’ve been dancing around the issue ever since. Funny, we are losing American lives and spending lots of money to promote democracy in Iraq, but back when the Shah was overthrown we just sat back and let Islamic militancy get a foot hold in a country with substantial ability to threaten the region. While it is true that by referendum a majority of Iranian citizens approved the establishment of an Islamic Republic, Khomeini was very careful not to tip his hand as to what that would actually look like before it was approved. It was a dynamic environment that we could have influenced. Elections really do have consequences, as the Carter presidency illustrates.
And this is surprising because...?
It's an equal opportunity war. Any murderous killing extremist thug can apply.
God Bless our troops. Draining the swamps and creating living space for humanity for over 200 years.
Thanks for the ping. Interesting read and very interesting FReeper comments. BTTT!
Iran’s on the short list.
Anything goes boom in the US and Iran lights up like a Christmas tree.
Month by month, Bush is laying the public case for war with Iran.
Reading and re-reading accounts from the players in OEF and OIF, we are currently at great pains to avoid committment to war, all the while positioning troops, supplies and equipment.
Bush can stand down at any time, he hopes there will not be open conflict, but probably assumes there will be open conflict. When it happens, it will be brief, but violent on both sides. Iran will get some licks in, but will lose 30 years worth of accumulated military infrastructure, in hours or days. When the dust settles, Iran will be finished as a military power in the Gulf for at least two decades. Sudan will be sending food stamps to Tehran.
Of course, the back alley war is already going at full tilt. Lot-O-stuff blowing up in Iran these days, and generals disappearing right and left.
If Iran doesn’t stand down, and open their nuke program up like SA and Libya did, war is a certainty. With 3000 centrifuges online, and 47,000 more on the assembly line, I guess sooner rather than later. November 2008-January 2009 is too late IMO, making the likely window March 2008.
This is the “Well, duh!” ping for today.
Thanks neverdem.
Well I suppose so long as the ‘good guys’ stay in Iraq proper these liberals won’t be calling Iran a reenactment of Cambodia.