(Opening thoughts on the US Executive Branch signing an agreement for a major long term military presence in Iraq.)

As Malaki accepts the Honorary post of Shah of Iraq once promised to Chalabi, the Iraqi nationalists and the Iraqi fundamentalists are sold down the river.

Who said that two wrongs could not make a right or that a continuous pattern of incompetence as in BushCo arming proscribed elements…”other terrorist groups, as well as all other outlaw groups, such as criminal remnants of the former regime;”….(the Sunnis) could not make the Shia holler Uncle (”Sam”).

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, you just gotta love it.

Wait until the coming Democrat executive cum majority tells our Iraqi co-signors that they have to inaugurate women’s rights to keep our support.

Have I just been transmigrated to Doonesbury World? Hello! Hello!

((I imagine a cartoon:: (1)Malaki, sitting in front of a large mirror, pulls a mask away from his face revealing that he is in fact Ahmed Chalabi. (2)Standing behind him are Dick Cheney and Richard Perle high fiving with vigorous enthusiasm. (3) A view of the mirror shows all three men, each a likeness of Chalabi.))

pretty engaging (sad of course, well ’sad’ is an understatement)

Mabel’s @61

aren’t almost all ‘isms’ generated by males and don’t almost all ‘isms’ lead to oppression, terror, injustice and war?
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Maybe the females just haven’t had a fair shot at it – yet *g*

Dr Bob Altermeyer’s book on authoritarianism (free on-line and a quick pdf download) is an excellent, easy-reading time investment – engaging and helps with the cognitive dissonance. He’s been scientifically studying authoritarians throughout his career and was a primary source for John Dean.

Book assists in understanding irrational folks, how one could possibly frame arguments – and recognizing when it’s simply a waste of time and grief to try (my take).

I found it particularly useful as a window into the inexplicable behavior of right-wing christians (and some of my own relatives).

The Authoritarians

Feminism?

Bob in HI

aren’t almost all ‘isms’ generated by males and don’t almost all ‘isms’ lead to oppression, terror, injustice and war?
———–
Maybe the females just haven’t had a fair shot at it – yet *g*

Dr Bob Altermeyer’s book on authoritarianism (free on-line and a quick pdf download) is an excellent, easy-reading time investment – engaging and helps with the cognitive dissonance. He’s been scientifically studying authoritarians throughout his career and was a primary source for John Dean.

Book assists in understanding irrational folks, how one could possibly frame arguments – and recognizing when it’s simply a waste of time and grief to try (my take).

I found it particularly useful as a window into the inexplicable behavior of right-wing christians (and some of my own relatives).

The Authoritarians

Dubhaltach @ 114

Tell it to your Egyptian friend their sense of humour is just as dark as the Iraki one.

However the milk warmers have gone beep which has woken the twins. At present they are making pleasant gurgling noises but if I do not feed them immediately those noises will change to loudly expressed disapproval of the service they get and how the big people aren’t nearly as efficient at giving an acceptable level of service these days. So ……

*poof*

However the milk warmers have gone beep which has woken the twins. At present they are making pleasant gurgling noises but if I do not feed them immediately those noises will change to loudly expressed disapproval of the service they get and how the big people aren’t nearly as efficient at giving an acceptable level of service these days. So ……

*poof*

Oh. Wait…any excuse for a stick-up? And never mouth off to guys brandishing automatic weapons?

Or you left out the bit about “we’re collecting…for the celebration?”

Nemmerine, guess I’m no good with iraki jokes :(.

FunnyDiva
clearly culturally humor impaired…

Dubhaltach @ 111

Clean Iraki Joke for Funny Diva:

Abu Omar was frightened. It was dusk and he had left the office 5 minutes late. The traffic was atrocious and he had been forced to go a different route through a hostile neighbourhood to avoid a roadblock.

The worst happened. Two cars cut across and blocked him in from the front and back.

Men wearing Interior Ministry Police uniforms and with masks over their faces jumped out and ran to his car. They surround him pointing their AK47s and Glocks at him:

“GET OUT OF YOUR CAR YOU DOG!

Nouri al-Maliki has been kidnapped by terrorists!

If a ransom of one American dollar is not paid by dawn they will BURN HIM ALIVE ON TELEVISION!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are collecting.”

His voice trembling with fear Abu Omar asked how much was the suggested “donation”

One of them produces a siphon.

“5 Litres”

selise @ 18

i’ll take door number four – pursuit of dominance

Makes me sick.

“Dominance and its credibility is the primary ambition that feeds the Ledeen Doctrine:

“Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business.”

LS – I came across this statement from Mr. Ledeen some years ago. I thought then, how amazing it was that thirty one words could speak volumes.

P.S. A little late, But Bon Voyage TRex.

Abu Omar was frightened. It was dusk and he had left the office 5 minutes late. The traffic was atrocious and he had been forced to go a different route through a hostile neighbourhood to avoid a roadblock.

The worst happened. Two cars cut across and blocked him in from the front and back.

Men wearing Interior Ministry Police uniforms and with masks over their faces jumped out and ran to his car. They surround him pointing their AK47s and Glocks at him:

“GET OUT OF YOUR CAR YOU DOG!

Nouri al-Maliki has been kidnapped by terrorists!

If a ransom of one American dollar is not paid by dawn they will BURN HIM ALIVE ON TELEVISION!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are collecting.”

His voice trembling with fear Abu Omar asked how much was the suggested “donation”

One of them produces a siphon.

“5 Litres”