MARK STEYN: The war? That was all over two weeks ago

The Daily Telegraph ^ | April 5, 2003 | Mark Steyn

[metesky]

That loud mouthed twit on MSNBC had Field Marshall Lannie Davis on last night. I couldn't believe it.

[kitkat]

BUMP

[Scenic Sounds]

This entire campaign has gone amazingly well. I'm sure that somewhere there's been some mistakes. But where?

The peoples of the participating countries have every right to be very proud of this accomplishment.

[xJones]

Thanks, Ivan.

By the time you read this, Tariq Aziz and the last five Ba'athists in Baghdad may be holed up in Fisk's Ba'athroom, and he'll be hailing the genius of their plan to lure the Americans to their doom by leaving his loo rolls on the stairwell for the Marines to slip on.

Hilarious! But the heartbreak for Reuters doesn't bare thinking about. Sniff...:)

[xJones]

I really appreciate your posts and remarks. Thanks so much.

Ivan is a true ally, but then he can't help it, he's British!

[Grampa Dave]

That is another reason why MSDNC is blocked on my Dish System. Field Marshall Lannie Davis is one of the biggest liars and most vial of the Clintoons inner circle.

Thanks for telling me. Just thinking about Davis sends my BP up 10 points.

[MeekOneGOP]

MARK STEYN: The war? That was all over two weeks ago

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As I wrote back then, apropos Robert Fisk's massive bulk loo-paper purchase in the run-up to war, "I can't say this strikes me as a 25-roll war". By the time you read this, Tariq Aziz and the last five Ba'athists in Baghdad may be holed up in Fisk's Ba'athroom, and he'll be hailing the genius of their plan to lure the Americans to their doom by leaving his loo rolls on the stairwell for the Marines to slip on.

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.

[cardinal4]

Steyn is the greatest.

[ohioWfan]

The Steyn 'Ballade of the Loo Rolls' continues......

I LOVE it!! :o)

[GretchenEE]

A Wisdom of Steyn bump

[Slings and Arrows]

It takes two to quagmire.

One for the ages. Thanks, Ivan.

[mrustow]

By the time you read this, Tariq Aziz and the last five Ba'athists in Baghdad may be holed up in Fisk's Ba'athroom, and he'll be hailing the genius of their plan to lure the Americans to their doom by leaving his loo rolls on the stairwell for the Marines to slip on.

Funniest Mark Steyn quote of the new millenium. This one is gonna be a classic. Good enough for a SNL skit.

Funniest, that is, until his next column. You're definitely right about it as comedy sketch material.

[Slings and Arrows]

Maybe an errant JDAM will hit Robbie Fisk. Some will attend his funeral, most won't.

Why not? Don't people like comedy?

[FBD]

Grampa Dave: "Will the Perfumed Princesses of the Clintoon era make their nightly appearances on ABCNNBCBS and pretend to be armchair generals re how bad the war has gone since we entered Baghdad?"

RFOL!!! Good one Dave! Name some of 'em, FRiend. Lest they try to sneak away, to be forgotten. Starting with Klinton's butt-boy, Wesley Clark.

[knighthawk]

Ping

[FBD]

Mark Steyn PING.

[Paul Ross]

The way to understand this campaign is to look at the dogs of war that didn't bark: no missile attacks on Israel and only a couple of perfunctory strikes at Kuwait; not a single Iraqi plane in the sky in defence of the homeland; the key river bridges mined with explosives but not a single one detonated; no significant land engagements, etc.

All these are big decisions which would have been taken at the top and, if there's no top, nobody takes the decision. If you choose to believe that was the real deal on Saddam's latest video, it doesn't alter the fact that the Iraqis are still acting headless: everything that has not happened this last fortnight is consistent with the leadership being embedded into the rubble with a last startled look on their moustaches.

Indeed, Steyn's observation comports with my own humble opinion. We could be wrong. But damn, it sure looks like we got him! I am convinced if Saddam had been alive and well, we would already have had the blown bridges and gas attacks. He would never have let us get this close without pulling out all the stops. Our next recon operation in force will likely stroll right up to the Television studios and the hotel where that passel of gullible fools pretending to be reporters reside...you know the ones who have 'seen no sign of coalition forces' in the airport or Baghdad....

[Paul Ross]

He should be given the opportunity to be the editor at large of the Atlantic Monthly to fill the place of the late Michael Kelly who died so tragically in the humvee mishap. This positioning would give him the 'gravitas' the big media could no longer simply ignore. Wouldn't it be awesome if the Washington Post had to start carrying Steyn's columns?!

[LS]

Good points. No way an egomaniac of this type doesn't go on live "national" TV, no matter what the risk to himself.

[AnAmericanMother]

Editing takes a different set of talents than writing a column. Has he any experience in that line? (I really don't know.)

That said, he would be a very talented replacement for Michael Kelly - if he can do the non-writing side of the work.