At least he's intelligent enough to learn from his mistakes. There's some hope for him yet.
"I tried to stick with the sane ones, but they left before the bombing started." -- Philip Sands
Um....there might be some hope for HIM yet, once he figures out just how that statement reflects upon his own sanity.
"There are now maybe 50 or 60 human shields left -- most at oil refineries, none highly regarded by Iraqis."
Darwin Award wannabes. Far more likely to be blown up by Saddam's troops than by the Allies. Ah well. The herd can do without their genes. Wonder if forced sterilization is a viable option should these fools manage to survive?
"Sands recalled the Spanish human shield objecting to being expelled, and begging to be put into a uniform so he could fight with the Iraqis and 'kill Americans.' Some peacenik!"
Indeed. That's why I call 'em 'pieceniks'. It's a more accurate descriptive.
"This was highlighted by our PM wanting Saddam to stand trial as a war criminal, but doesn't want him replaced as president."
I thought Chretien was a moron before President Bush was elected. Nothing he's said or done since has bettered that opinion. Mainstream America genuinely sympathizes with Mainstream Canada. We've 'been there, done that' through 8 years of Clinton plus almost 2 years following the 2000 election.
Thank you for posting this. I hope you post more of Peter Worthington's work in the future.
Cheers. He's one of my absolute favourite columnists out of Canada. I will do so, I have a feeling FReepers will come to love him.