Ted Kennedy after a buffet.
Posted on 12/07/2006 8:49:54 AM PST by MNJohnnie
This is the BOR quote.
The first line of the Iraq Study Group's report says that the situation in Iraq is grave and getting worse. That is true. The top recommendation is that American forces pull out of chaotic districts and concentrate on training and supporting the Iraqi military, thereby pressuring the Iraqi government to control the violence. That sound good on paper, but success is in doubt. That's because many Iraqis have no allegiance to the government in Baghdad. Can the USA overcome that problem? Well, after nearly four years in Iraq, the answer looks to be no, but it is worth one more shot. The report also says the USA should talk with Iran and Syria. That's fine, but good luck. Expecting much from these fanatics is a stretch. There are two primary reasons the Iraq campaign has failed - the USA misjudged the Iraqi people, and Iran has undermined all attempts at securing liberty by arming and inciting the Shi'a militias. Iran is doing this in order to dominate Iraq when the USA leaves, and once that happens the rest of the gulf will become destabilized. What a mess! The Iraq Study Group did a good job, but at this point, if the Iraqis want to kill each other, we should let them. Our main goal should be preventing Iran from securing a foothold in Iraq, and getting our troops into more secure positions. By the way, the real name of the Iraq Study Group should be the Iran Study Group."
Margaet Thatcher
He raved about it...very violent, but highly recommended.
Well to find a rich gal, you might have to do the dating thing, ie, go to a "Chick Flick".
BTW, welcome to FR.
I love Margaret Thatcher. She's one for the ages.
HH: When they write about Iran, that we need to engage them, a full blown diplomatic offensive, what possible opportunity is there to engage Ahmadinejad and Khatami, and the rest of the mad mullahs?
CH: Well, it’s not as if it hasn’t been tried, you see. I mean, I’ve talked recently to a lot of people in Washington, British and American, and other Europeans, too, who’ve been involved in these very long, drawn out negotiations of Iraq. They’ve been made a lot of very handsome offers for directors, and they’ve been handed great bushels of carrots as well, often, I would say, rather humiliating sized bushels. And the thing is, they won’t take them. I mean, they won’t take these offers. It’s not that we are refusing to be nice to them. It’s that they aren’t interested in this kind of negotiation. And certainly not if it comes at any price such as they have to prove they’ve been adhering to a treaty they solemnly signed, namely the non-proliferation treaty. They won’t do that. They’ve been repeatedly caught cheating and concealing. And so, for anyone to say that we haven’t exhausted the option of being nice, or making nice, is flat out fatuous. Were it otherwise, I still think that it would be a very good thing for the United States to say publicly where Iranians can hear it, because we know that there’s a huge reservoir of sympathy for democracy and friendship within Iran. And also, the people can get satellite dishes and internet access and so on. They’re not imprisoned as the Iraqis were, and the North Koreans still are. We can talk directly to them. I’m in favor of making all kinds of approaches of that sort, over the heads of these scrofulous mullahs who of course do not reflect the Iranian people’s choice, and are the product of a laughably rigged election.
RUSSIAN BUSINESSMAN WHO HAD TEA WITH DEAD EX-SPY FALLS INTO COMA
The mystery continues.
Why are they still having inquests about Diana's death? More conspiracy theories from Mohammed al Fayed?
Holy S#!tski!
Thanks for that.
I'll forward that to a few people.
God I miss Hitchens.
I'm glad you have Ozzy and Catherine Zeta-Jones, but Hitch I'd like back one day!
Well, so far, I am 30 pages in and IT IS A JOKE. I will keep you posted as to the level of torture that I am able to withstand.
One big, recurring theme is how the region is affecting Iraq. WELL NO S**T BAKER! If you guys are so certain that the region is causing chaos, how about a few mines in the roads where the smugglers are traveling? Clinton loved Tomahawks so much, how about we send a few into Syria and send a few to blow up some arms shops in Iran? We may not be able to go after the nuke sites, but if Iran is arming an insurgency that is killing Americans, I would say that that is a Declaration of War and their Arms Depots are fair game. Fire away boys!!!!! You would think that we have never fought a war before.
Thank you, sorry I missed it!
To me its one of those collective psychological things. The UK public loved her (apart from me and Richard Littlejohn) and couldn't believe that she had a death caused by something as ordinary as being p***ed out of his head on Champagne.
In a different realm it reminded me of the disappearance of the Gaul (a Hull fishing boat that went down off Norway in '74). For years we had all this crap about the Soviets torpedoing or capturing it. I'm wasn't Mr. Brezhnev's biggest fan, but I don't think he had any desire to take out or capture a boat full of cod and smelly British sailors.
Inquests dragged on until about 1997 and concluded what anyone with half a brain had always known. It was a crappy old boat and should never have been so far out in that weather.
Case closed.
Same will happen with Diana eventually.
Driver was drunk; shoulda got a taxi.
It's all rainbows and puppies with Baker.
Ted Kennedy after a buffet.
Rush is singing my song about that BBC w*****.
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