Posted on 03/03/2005 3:31:43 PM PST by Pokey78
I think the coalition of the willing will succeed in completely changing the dynamic in the Middle East. It will be fun to watch the contrarians when that happens. They will say it was inevitable, and it isn't really a victory over terrorism, anyway, certainly not worth the cost.
Excellent and to the point.
Thanks for the post Pokey.
Cheers,
knews hound
It is nice to see a positive article coming out of Europe regarding Bush administration.
...and then they will take credit, pretending they were supportive of the Bush Administration.
Fortunately, we have their words, their behavior, their vile insults and their projections of catastrophe well cataloged. As another FReeper said, when the Iraqis went to the polls, this story was too big for even the Old Media to hide.
The idea and ideal of freedom is the foundation upon which this very young country called America was founded, fought over, fought for and will ever call its military to defend.
To think this very young country called America is teaching centuries old countries and continents how to achieve freedom and how to stand up to tyranny is remarkable.
REG: Yeah. All right, Stan. Don't labour the point. And what have they
ever given us in return?!
XERXES: The aqueduct?
REG: What?
XERXES: The aqueduct.
REG: Oh. Yeah, yeah. They did give us that. Uh, that's true. Yeah.
COMMANDO #3: And the sanitation.
LORETTA: Oh, yeah, the sanitation, Reg. Remember what the city used to be
like?
REG: Yeah. All right. I'll grant you the aqueduct and the sanitation are
two things that the Romans have done.
MATTHIAS: And the roads.
REG: Well, yeah. Obviously the roads. I mean, the roads go without saying,
don't they? But apart from the sanitation, the aqueduct, and the roads--
COMMANDO: Irrigation.
XERXES: Medicine.
COMMANDOS: Huh? Heh? Huh...
COMMANDO #2: Education.
COMMANDOS: Ohh...
REG: Yeah, yeah. All right. Fair enough.
COMMANDO #1: And the wine.
COMMANDOS: Oh, yes. Yeah...
FRANCIS: Yeah. Yeah, that's something we'd really miss, Reg, if the Romans
left. Huh.
COMMANDO: Public baths.
LORETTA: And it's safe to walk in the streets at night now, Reg.
FRANCIS: Yeah, they certainly know how to keep order. Let's face it.
They're the only ones who could in a place like this.
COMMANDOS: Hehh, heh. Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh.
REG: All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education,
wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public
health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
XERXES: Brought peace.
REG: Oh. Peace? Shut up!
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BUMP, BUMP, BUMP and send it to your liberal friends.
Excellent article. Thanks!
Love the Monty Python analogy.
b'mkd
Liberated 50 million people... who now hate America.
Oh yeah, what a good deal.
Does anyone have some good crow recipes for the NIONers? I think we should send them some.
Great post, Pokey!
Great piece from the Times...and a Monty Python analogy to boot! ;-)
It was rather fun, wasn't it! :o)
I dunno. Perhaps those most recently liberated often have a fondness for America. Poland? I see a lot of pro-American sentiment in the "Arab Street" sometimes. We shall see.
Afghanistan 28.5 million, Iraq 25.3 million, West Bank (Palestine) 2.3 million and Ukraine 47.7 million = 103.8 million
Living without previously stashed WMD: Libya 5.6 million
Soon to be experiencing democracy: Syria 18 million, Saudi Arabia 9.1 million males of voting age
Possible domino-effect of Syrian rebellion: Lebanon 3.7 million
Total effected by George W. Bush's vision: 140,200,000 people, mostly Muslims
All current figures as of July 2004 on www.cia.gov's world factbook (the best data resource on the net).
We have lost more friends in the past two decades than any country in the world.
By design?
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