A Major Victory (Iraq)

NRO ^ | April 24, 2006 | Masthead Editorial

[kenavi]

"Iraq pessimists act like they have a special immunity from ever having to recalibrate their view of the conflict"

Don't you just hate that?

Great post.

[SevenMinusOne]

"Iraq pessimists act like they have a special immunity from ever having to recalibrate their view of the conflict"

This fact cannot be stated enough - Great line -

[jazusamo]

Good post. The imagined Iraqi civil war is evaporating.

[Tracy V.]

Of course, this will not be spotlighted as such by the MSM, but it is without any doubt the best possible news from Iraq in some time. Here we have a nationalist who doesn't "suck up" to anyone, including Iran or the West! Couldn't have asked for a better candidate, IMO.

[trubluolyguy]

A Major Victory (Iraq)

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So our folks are coming home? No.


Al Zarqawi caught/dead? hmmmm, No.


What is the major victory again?

[Dead Dog]

We still have troops in Germany and Japan, both have elected governments, and the Emperor was never put to trial.

I guess that wasn't victory enough.

[FlipWilson]

Quote: "Iraq pessimists act like they have a special immunity from ever having to recalibrate their view of the conflict"

They do, its called the "new tone" immunity. It allows the Iraq pessimests to move the goal posts constantly without any consequence.

[FlipWilson]

Eventually they are coming home. But, even if everything was going great guns in Iraq right now, would you want them coming home, from Iran's doorstep? Not me. I have a feeling they will be needed in Iran.

[trubluolyguy]

We have no strategic business having troops in Germany. Especially since 1989. Korea, once the little chia-dictator leaves the planet will most likely become one shortly after. We will have no need of troops in Japan or Korea after that.

The war against the Saddam regime is long over. Why are we still there?

[trubluolyguy]

Not me. I have a feeling they will be needed in Iran.

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Iran should not be invaded. It should be nuked into oblivion to serve as an example for N. Korea.

[Alas Babylon!]

OK, I'll play. Ummm... After 1945 we had to stand on the German neck a few years to make sure no Nazi's came back. After only two years, our great World War allies, the Soviets, blockaded our land routes to Berlin and then started giving finance and arms to the commies in Greece, Turkey and China, leading to a land war in Korea, which we occupied part of after we defeated Japan, Korea's former ruler. Similar behavior went on until 1989, as you said.

Now, we're in Iraq to make sure Al Qeada doesn't stand up there. And now Iran wants nukes. It's not THAT hard to see the correlations, is it?

[Alas Babylon!]

Interesting. Why didn't we nuke the Soviets in 1947? China after Thanksgiving, 1950? North Korea NOW?

[SaxxonWoods]

For you, the only victory is defeat. But you won't get your wish.

[trubluolyguy]

For you, the only victory is defeat.

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For me the only victory has been achieved. Our troops should come home and soon.

[NeonKnight]

Sure, lets leave Japan and Korea, and just leave all of Asia to fall under the Chinese sphere of influence.

[trubluolyguy]

Why didn't we nuke the Soviets in 1947? China after Thanksgiving, 1950? North Korea NOW?

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I dunno, why? Because I really cannot think of a good reason except "China after Thanksgiving, 1950" might have brought the Soviets into the conflict. North Korea now? Couldn't tell ya. I can't think of a reason NOT to.

[trubluolyguy]

Sure, lets leave Japan and Korea, and just leave all of Asia to fall under the Chinese sphere of influence.

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Ok, I'll bite. How does this adversly affect us?

[trubluolyguy]

OK, I'll play. Ummm... After 1945 we had to stand on the German neck a few years to make sure no Nazi's came back.

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And we still have troops in Germany for, what....Neo-Nutzi's?

[stevestras]

You're an idiot.

Why piss all over a great news thread?