does anyone think that Gordon Brown is looking forward to inheriting 7200 Brit troops as hostages?

Adie @ 83

jr. “uses” church the same way he “uses” that little flag in his lapel…

I think you are right, but why do church goers allow him to get away with it?

subtle, guilt-tripping memobubbles released by rover into the MSM & “holier-than..” ethers? Yeah, I’m serious. Think about it…

1. Name Names and Outsource Responsibility
2. Focus on the Process, Not the Plan
3. Set Dates to Turn Corners
4. Use New Slogans for An Old, Failed Product
5. Find New Uses for An Old, Failed Product
6. Announce Your New Product Before It’s Ready
7. Don’t Do The Market Research

For the analysis, see:
“Iraq and the 7 Habits of Highly Defective Presidents.”

wow, thank you so much for the education! now if i can just remember to stick with nouns…

Thanks to all for the help in understanding.

Verbs are good too.

IMPEACH!

Shi’ite is an adjective form, Shia is a noun form. However, my understanding is that Shiite is a vaguely disparaging English form. Prior usage of the form with regard to religious adherents (e.g., Campbellite, Taylorite) supports such an interpretation. Shia would then be the preferred form, and I guess you use circumlocutions to avoid needing adjectives.

Note that we don’t refer to Sunni muslims as Sunni’ite. Part of the current war of all-against-all in Iraq is a Sunni-Shia confrontation.

BC

wow, thank you so much for the education! now if i can just remember to stick with nouns…

angie @ 59

(I still believe that we actually engineered the civil war…)

i have wondered…. in april 2004 during the first attack on sunni falluja, shiia participated in a nonviolent protest/convoy of aid until the attack was called off…. then in november (after usa elections) when the attack was resumed, there was no support. a couple months later the shiite mosque in samarra was bombed.

did the usa negotiate with shiite leaders to abandon their previous support for falluja?

was the mosque bombing retribution?

was that when sectarian conflict spiraled out of control?

(a stupid question – what is the proper usage of shiia and shiite? when should i use one or the other term?)

Shi’ite is an adjective form, Shia is a noun form. However, my understanding is that Shiite is a vaguely disparaging English form. Prior usage of the form with regard to religious adherents (e.g., Campbellite, Taylorite) supports such an interpretation. Shia would then be the preferred form, and I guess you use circumlocutions to avoid needing adjectives.

Note that we don’t refer to Sunni muslims as Sunni’ite. Part of the current war of all-against-all in Iraq is a Sunni-Shia confrontation.

BC

via Froomkin:

“It can be argued that Bush understood little about war and peace and diplomacy and honesty in government. Cheney understood all of it, and he bears much of the responsibility for what’s gone on in Washington and in Iraq for the last six years. Keep a sharp eye on him. Desperate men do desperate things.”

A couple of months ago, John Dean stated at an ACLU Townhall that the genius of Cheney is that he allows Bush to wake up everyday thinking he is President.

I don’t think there is any genius in Cheney’s ability to let Bush wake up thinking he is President. I think anyone could pull off that trick. Bush’s mind is too delusional to think otherwise. He is a complete tool and fool.

Bush will take that to mean the Generals are advocating for 100,000 more troops for 5 years.

What I fear is the reason for Bush’s delay on his ‘new path forward’ speech, is that they are about to call up almost all National Guard units at one time. And they did not want the hullabaloo that would create over Christmas. How very evil of them.

Adie @ 83

jr. “uses” church the same way he “uses” that little flag in his lapel…

I think you are right, but why do church goers allow him to get away with it?

That’s right up there with “Muslims aren’t condemning bin Laden loudly enough. They must agree with his actions” for fallacious attributions of collective responsibility.