Archives for the ‘Iraq’ Category

Post infrequency

For those of you who are wondering why I haven’t posted - I’m busy. Too busy to write? Sadly, yes, at least on the blog. I’m working on it though. I’ll be back as quickly as I can get some people trained up. In the mean time, here’s a reminder of where I was last [...]

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General: Violence in Iraq Not Unexpected

Here’s an interview with General David Petraeus worth reading, primarily because of the Maliki quote:
In an interview in this week’s Newsweek, Maliki avoided being drawn into the debate between the Bush administration and Congress. The U.S. “helped us by toppling the regime and accomplishing many steps of the political process but they still can leave,” [...]

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The golden mosque goes boom, part deux

Iraq is full of "holy" places. I really despise the word holy because it is too often used as a justification for people to throw civility out the window and act like animals in the name of their religious memes. The city of Samarra, Iraq contains such a focal point, or it did. In 2006, [...]

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Pat Buchanan and Rosie O’Donnell both defend Ron Paul

What’s next? Cats and dogs sleeping together? World peace? This is crazy.
Rosie O’Donnell praises Ron Paul on The View
Pat Buchanan lauds Ron Paul at Townhall.com
I look forward to the day when I can fly commercial without taking my shoes off anymore. I want to run off into the sunset [...]

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Ron changed his mind on Iraq

Over at Grouchy Old Cripple, someone named Ron has changed his mind on Iraq.
Well, I was wrong. Not in a flash of insight or dazzling epiphany or sudden comprehension, but over years and months of subconscious analysis and data collection I’ve come to realize that the people of the "birthplace of civilization" are savage, barbarous, [...]

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