tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post9084098276977077028..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: So, Kate ... how's that "handover" going?CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-9533640311339828032008-02-27T14:26:00.000-05:002008-02-27T14:26:00.000-05:00Whoops! It now appears that Dear Leader didn't ev...Whoops! <BR/><BR/>It now appears that Dear Leader didn't even want Turkey to join the coalition of the willing! Dear Leader is sending his superminion, SecDef Gates, to talk — no, I won't say it — to Ankara.<BR/><BR/>Does this mean CC got it right?<BR/><BR/>Is it my move now?<BR/><BR/>At first glance, it looked so good for Dear Leader.The Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-24683800203709687252008-02-25T18:46:00.000-05:002008-02-25T18:46:00.000-05:00Saskboy:Surges are handy. But not for putting dow...Saskboy:<BR/><BR/>Surges are handy. But not for putting down wars. Remember, St. John McCain wants a Hundred Year War.The Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-46319224289935983122008-02-25T16:04:00.000-05:002008-02-25T16:04:00.000-05:00Now I get it. The Turks are part of a new surge st...Now I get it. The Turks are part of a new surge strategy. Those surges are really handy at putting down wars, aren't they?Saskboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258259356749068135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-85469005182590407982008-02-23T00:13:00.000-05:002008-02-23T00:13:00.000-05:00WTF?1. Beggars can't be choosers.If you don't care...WTF?<BR/><BR/><I>1. Beggars can't be choosers.</I><BR/>If you don't care which side others enter a war on, you are more interested in selling arms to both, or watching your oil stocks rise, than seeing it end.<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>2. Iran has a Kurdish problem too. And</I><BR/>Yes, the problem is that Iran is also a conglomeration of many groups. Kurdistan was divided into three pieces among three countries so they would not be a united country.<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>3. Like ti-guy says, Dear Leader would welcome an Iranian presence in Iraq.</I><BR/>Yes, the more war the higher the oil price goes.<BR/><BR/>Only trouble is, it isn't like the 18th century jolly old war where the aristocrats had a picnic with their ladies on the hill and were entertained by the day's meat grinder in the valley below. Things can get out of hand nowadays. You know, like a world war?<BR/><BR/><BR/>"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Albert Einsteinliberal supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129945625510633921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-72003361338448124962008-02-22T23:00:00.000-05:002008-02-22T23:00:00.000-05:00liberal supporter:1. Beggars can't be choosers.2....liberal supporter:<BR/><BR/>1. Beggars can't be choosers.<BR/><BR/>2. Iran has a Kurdish problem too. And<BR/><BR/>3. Like ti-guy says, Dear Leader would welcome an Iranian presence in Iraq.The Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-62524761485751817582008-02-22T22:57:00.000-05:002008-02-22T22:57:00.000-05:00Iran "putting up"? Turkey "putting up"? On which s...Iran "putting up"? Turkey "putting up"? On which side?<BR/><BR/>The Turks want to stop the Kurds, Iran wants to stop the Sunnis. It's not just "us" and everyone else is therefore terrorists.<BR/><BR/>Yes, 35 countries fighting in Iraq. Only 160 to go. Will McCain break George's record of 35?liberal supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129945625510633921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-48440480065831043882008-02-22T22:48:00.000-05:002008-02-22T22:48:00.000-05:00Heh. Iran becoming part of the Coalition of the Wi...Heh. Iran becoming part of the Coalition of the Willing. And the sad thing is, I believe Dubs would welcome it.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-45787908072023114412008-02-22T22:10:00.000-05:002008-02-22T22:10:00.000-05:00The point isn't how much Micronesia is putting up,...The point isn't how much Micronesia is putting up, its how much the Turks are putting up. This is the first new commitment of troops since the surge. This is a new course for Iraq. It opens up a whole bunch of new possibilities. Next thing we know, Iran itself will be committing troops to Iraq. See what I'm saying?The Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-3098403142877993172008-02-22T20:08:00.000-05:002008-02-22T20:08:00.000-05:00Taking a long while to come up with that info, huh...Taking a long while to come up with that info, huh? Come on "Seer"... I know you can do it! You're ingenious, after all, right?Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-4951018159109887082008-02-22T18:43:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:43:00.000-05:00We now got us 35 countries fighting in Iraq.LOL. L...<I>We now got us 35 countries fighting in Iraq.</I><BR/><BR/>LOL. Let's "see" the link there, bub. How much is Micronesia kicking into the fray as part of the "Coalition of the Bribed"?Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-49342540445030879522008-02-22T18:23:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:23:00.000-05:00jimbobby —— Just think. If Stephen had taken Albe...jimbobby —<BR/><BR/>— Just think. If Stephen had taken Alberty into the Union, Stephen could have won the Republican primary, since the competition, this year, was light and lacked Stephen's true conservative credentials. I don't think you Canadians understand or appreciate the sacrifices Stephen makes for Canada.The Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-64395786249459277182008-02-22T18:18:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:18:00.000-05:00CC, you are the most anti-American Bush-hater I've...CC, you are the most anti-American Bush-hater I've ever encountered.<BR/><BR/>We now got us 35 countries fighting in Iraq. Against terrorists & such. And we're not just talking about one Icelander or two Canadians. This is the real thing.The Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-45020957941520054172008-02-22T14:37:00.000-05:002008-02-22T14:37:00.000-05:00My bad. I'm feeling especially cranky today.My bad. I'm feeling especially cranky today.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-12519788556199383862008-02-22T14:12:00.000-05:002008-02-22T14:12:00.000-05:00Be nice, Red Tory..."moral clarity" requires nuanc...Be nice, Red Tory..."moral clarity" requires nuance and a careful investigation of the facts at hand. Except when it doesn't.<BR/><BR/>The Right would solve all its problems if it just learned three little words: "I," "don't" and "know."Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-46867151460153506102008-02-22T13:46:00.000-05:002008-02-22T13:46:00.000-05:00Has our “bold” and “fearless” government that demo...Has our “bold” and “fearless” government that demonstrates “leadership” at every available opportunity (*snort*) managed to concoct some sort of a position on the independence of Kosovo yet? All I’ve heard so far is the chirping of crickets. Inquiring minds want to know which of these two states will they determine to be the “lesser evil”… (Neither offer anything much to cheer about from what I can tell.)Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-29644083771592189302008-02-22T13:32:00.000-05:002008-02-22T13:32:00.000-05:00Whooee! Looks like there's troublems in Merkan-bac...Whooee! Looks like there's troublems in Merkan-backed semi-autonomous states and breakaway provinces. The dang Serbs are on the warpath again. The Kurds are spoilin' fer a fight.<BR/><BR/>I hope the Merkans don't recognize Alberty independence, too soon. <BR/><BR/>JBJimBobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603665575714484326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-24081232542137497912008-02-22T13:14:00.000-05:002008-02-22T13:14:00.000-05:00Don't you ever tire of shooting fish in a barrel?Don't you ever tire of shooting fish in a barrel?Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.com