Comments on: John Quixote Rides Again http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:46:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: JEP07 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370280 JEP07 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:33:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370280 <p>Anyone else here considered the implications of us being in a foreign country for 100 years that is NOT a war? N ow that’s Johnny McFlounder’s latest pledge to infamy, and it just put him in the New American Imperial court.</p> <p>We went there supposedly to have a war, what possible logic is there, other than emperialism, that would keep us there for 100 years when there ISN’T a war? He won’t say it this way, but doesn’t that whole framing make us occupiers, not liberators?</p> <p>To be brutally honest, if we were really at woar for 100 years, it would justify staying there. But if it isn’t war, why on earth would we stay, if not for imperial reasons?</p> Anyone else here considered the implications of us being in a foreign country for 100 years that is NOT a war? N ow that’s Johnny McFlounder’s latest pledge to infamy, and it just put him in the New American Imperial court.

We went there supposedly to have a war, what possible logic is there, other than emperialism, that would keep us there for 100 years when there ISN’T a war? He won’t say it this way, but doesn’t that whole framing make us occupiers, not liberators?

To be brutally honest, if we were really at woar for 100 years, it would justify staying there. But if it isn’t war, why on earth would we stay, if not for imperial reasons?

]]> By: nonplussed http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370205 nonplussed Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:46:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370205 <p>Remeber our unemployment discussion last night? I found this <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/business/05leonhardt.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">article</a> this morning & I thought you would appreciate it!</p> Remeber our unemployment discussion last night? I found this article this morning & I thought you would appreciate it!

]]> By: newspaperbrat http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370182 newspaperbrat Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:19:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370182 <p>Watching Obama live at the moment on Tweedy I am struck by the seediness of Matthews’ persona compared to his guest, who surely is fatiqued yet relaxed. focused and articulate as ever.</p> Watching Obama live at the moment on Tweedy I am struck by the seediness of Matthews’ persona compared to his guest, who surely is fatiqued yet relaxed. focused and articulate as ever.

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370181 CTuttle Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:18:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370181 <p>Hey, Mi Amigo! Can you drop me a line at tuttlehiloatmsndotcom…? 8-)</p> Hey, Mi Amigo! Can you drop me a line at tuttlehiloatmsndotcom…? 8-)

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370180 Raven Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:15:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370180 <p>Good to see REM is supporting the cause here, such nice boys!</p> Good to see REM is supporting the cause here, such nice boys!

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370179 CTuttle Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:14:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370179 <p>funny how that rugged individualist © continually calls for greater govt intrusion</p> <p>In all the wrong areas, how about a little intrusion into the Financial services through regulation and oversight…</p> funny how that rugged individualist © continually calls for greater govt intrusion

In all the wrong areas, how about a little intrusion into the Financial services through regulation and oversight…

]]> By: cbl2 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370178 cbl2 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:09:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370178 <p>oh yeah, there’s tons of stuff out here -</p> <p>funny how that rugged individualist © continually calls for greater govt intrusion</p> oh yeah, there’s tons of stuff out here -

funny how that rugged individualist © continually calls for greater govt intrusion

]]> By: Bluetoe2 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370177 Bluetoe2 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:08:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370177 <p>Simple answer, Never!</p> Simple answer, Never!

]]> By: puravida http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370176 puravida Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:06:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370176 <p>I personally prefer “dainty” bowling styles.</p> I personally prefer “dainty” bowling styles.

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370175 CTuttle Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:04:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/02/john-quixote-rides-again/#comment-1370175 <blockquote><p>- also need a nonmilitary deployable police force to train foreign forces and help maintain law and order in places threatened by state collapse.</p></blockquote> <p>Blackwater, anybody?</p> <blockquote><p>- I will set up a new agency patterned after the erstwhile Office of Strategic Services.</p></blockquote> <p>Isn’t that what the CIA’s Directorate of Operations does already?</p>

- also need a nonmilitary deployable police force to train foreign forces and help maintain law and order in places threatened by state collapse.

Blackwater, anybody?

- I will set up a new agency patterned after the erstwhile Office of Strategic Services.

Isn’t that what the CIA’s Directorate of Operations does already?

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