New & Improved Media! Wars Declared 'Quagmires' 200% Faster!

Brain-Terminal ^ | April 11, 2003

[Noddegamra]

New & Improved Media! Wars Declared 'Quagmires' 200% Faster! Posted: 11 April 2003

By Evan Coyne Maloney By the end of the war's first week, the traditional media trotted out its favorite war term: quagmire. You'll recall the frequent use of that word in late October 2001, just three weeks after the first bombs were dropped on the Taliban. A week later, the Taliban regime began its wholesale collapse in Afghanistan.

It took three weeks for the media to declare the Afghan war to a quagmire, but it took them only a week to make the same proclamation about the Iraq war. Although the media can't claim credit for accuracy, they at least deserve a pat on the back for increasing the speed at which they're wrong by a whopping 200%.

And here's a tip for those of you who like to wager: if the United States should ever find itself in the unfortunate position of needing to fight another war, when the media starts turning up the volume on the Vietnam comparisons, place your money on victory being within view a week later.

(Some people are apparently unaware that Vietnam is the exception in American military history, not the rule.)

[Brad’s Gramma]

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[Taldeine]

Let's not get cocky.... We still have China to deal with.
Maybe not today maybe not tomarrow but someday.
" The most dangerous part of war is victory"
Napolian

[glock rocks]

are you arguing with the android again?

[Brad’s Gramma]

Nope. Just having fun with him/her/it.

And I've proven tonight that the Gramma is faster than the Android.

Interesting, eh?

[glock rocks]

did you notice that when you put your mouse over your name, your number no longer shows on the bottom ... just your name... hmmmm. newbie detector disabled. dang androids.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Once again.....

Oh never mind. I'll freepmail you

[InvisibleChurch]

....also with 200% more unilateralism! And now U.N.-FREE!

[Brad’s Gramma]

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[glock rocks]

thanks. i miss those numbers.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Me too!!!!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

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[Mr. Thorne]

Looks like the link is javascript (shows up on the bottom), but the alt text is still there, at least on my mac.

Hold the cursor over the name for a second or two, it might just be slower...

Yes, with alt text, I can see that each of you joined in 2001. July and November, actually.

[Mr. Thorne]

'scuse me, not javascript; misspoke.

plain html shows up in bottom.

maybe there was some java on the 'old names'.

advice remains, try holding cursor over name a while longer, or check your preferences to make sure you're viewing alt text tags.

that way, you can see that I've been here... longer than either of you.

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[2nd Amendment]

How can we rejoice over the 3 week liberation of Irag? We've still got China, North Korea, Syria, Iran, France, Russia, Germany, Belgium. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Andorra, Cuba, Norway , Sweden, Finland, Switzeraland, Yemen, Canada, Mexico, Venezuala, Monaco. Lietchenstein, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Egypt, Outer(and inner) Mongolia, Greece, Virtually all of subSahara Africa( and northern Africa), cental and South America, as well as Greenland, A good part of Antarctica, Southeast Asia to deal with!! As well as many other countries that resent our liberty, freedom,hardwork, patriotism. (And don't let me forget Berkely, S.F. The East Coast, West Coast, and most of Gore country)

[RWG]

Some people are apparently unaware that Vietnam is the exception in American military history, not the rule...the exception is the civilian leadership that sent the military into battles, many to most of which it won, knowing full well that the war could not be won. The top 2 were Mcnamara and Lyndon Johnson, the model of all democRATS to come. Lie to the public and sacrafice the lives of those in the military as in Blackhawk Down, clinton. Lie to the public and sacrafice the lives of those in the inner city as in welfare johnson, jackson, sharpton, et al.