Posted on 11/21/2005 11:32:13 AM PST by indcons
That's a kick butt pic - W with Genghis Khan (lookalike).
Bush should have done his Captain Kirk imitation, "KHAAAAAN!"
LOL.....check out this headline from the Aussie newspaper Sydney Morning Herald: "Bush praises Mongolian hordes for revisiting Iraq"
On a related note: "Mr Bush said US forces were proud to serve with Mongolia's "fearless warriors" and specifically thanked two Mongolian soldiers who shot dead a suicide bomber trying to drive a truck full of explosives into a coalition mess tent in southern Iraq." http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bush-praises-mongolian-hordes-for-revisiting-iraq/2005/11/21/1132421603818.html
See post # 43 on this thread....has an interesting headline that you might enjoy.
I'm surprised the Mongolians had the guy in Genghis Khan-era battle gear appear with Bush in photos. Would have thought they'd be trying to project a more modern image.
They are very proud of their heritage. The soviets suppress it for many years. Everything there is tied to Chinggis Khan.........In fact I am looking at a bottle of Chinggis Khan vodka right now.
LOL. What the Mongols say when they landed in Iraq?
Hey AS*****S, Were're Back!
"Mr Enkhbayar showed Mr Bush into a traditional ger, a circular felt-lined tent, overlooked by a towering statue of Genghis Khan"
I thought it was called a "gert" not "ger" it's like a big round tent with a teppee (sic) top. I stayed in one near the Illinois river once in OK, and those were really nice, not Ghengis Khan era inspired though, it had a kitchen, bathroom, and 2 beds, with a nice dome top sunroof.
Caption: President Bush greets his new press secretary.
Various forms of the word include yurt, gert, and ger.
Or maybe a couple thousand dudes like the one in the picture he's shaking hands with to guard it? I don't care who you are, that picture is funny!
my. Okay.. thanks for the info.
I expect much foam and spittle from the DU as well.
Probably unfairly blamed. Islamic society was always busy overrunning itself, mostly when more orthodox Arabs or North Africans swamped the "softer" Islamics, such as the caliphates in Spain, etc.
The dynamic of Islam is towards violence and repression. Baghdad was very advanced in its pre-Islamic period, as were Persia and other countries that were overrun by Mohammed's bandit hordes. For about the first 100 years, these countries could maintain a bit of their past; when Muslims from Baghdad were in Spain, they even still permitted figurative drawing and continued with their pre-Islamic scientific studies. But they were rapidly conquered by more radical Muslims.
When this group itself also finally succumbed to the intellectual influences of pre-Islamic Spain - which had been one of the intellectual "nurseries"of both the Roman Empire and Christianity, producing numerous poets, emperors, philosphers and theologians until the Visigothic invasion and even continuing to be important in theology and scientific research after this time - they were also considered heretics by other Muslims and were attacked. This has been true time and again throughout Islamic history. It is the result of the totalitarian, theocratic and retrograde nature of the religion. As well as its bizarre beliefs, which are somewhat in the Scientology category ...
Actually, that was Hulegu Quan, Chinnghis' grandson, brother of Mongke Qa Quan, and of Qublai Qa Quan [Mongke's successor]. Hulegu was the first Il-Khan of Persia.
Chingghis Quan is a demi-god to the Mongols. He's the fsther of the country and the World Emperor all rolled into one for them. His image is everywhere! He's become the representation of their national consciousness. No surpise he was there to meet "W".
"Genghis Khan knew how to deal with resistance in Baghdad."
Yep, and he must have been one heck of a good fighter and leader! Why?, because Kerry had nothing good to say about him in his infamous speech before Congress in 1971(+/-)!!
That is a very cool picture.
Worth a thousand words.
The turkic word was "Yurt", but the Mongols called them "Ger"
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