Comments on: We Wanna Stay in Iraq!

By: Larue

Larue — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:24:51 +0000

We will be sucked into the black hole of that region and die like all others from Alexander to The USSR. Our supply routes are already being exposed for the weak link they are (Steve Gilliard).

It will be our swan song . . . and the only other alternative will be us using our nukes . . . which will pretty much ruin shit as we know it when we do.

Afghan Escalation is just pure foolhardy.

And if it weren’t for oil and gas resources, pipelines and distribution routes we wouldn’t care one damn bit.

We can’t sustain LONG TERM interventions beyond our continental shores.

And History Zez, It’s Been Proven To Be A Loser, To Try.

But we’re Waist Deep In The Big Muddy. And the Big Phools Say To Push On.

I was SO hoping Obama was not gonna be one of the m Big Phools . . . but alas, I think even if he’s not he’s outnumbered, outflanked, and outgunned.

More merlot, anyone? . . . and call the fiddler’s around, I just changed strings on the dobro. Time to make a joyful noise . . . Even I tire of the sad I weave . . .

By: Larue

Larue — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:14:37 +0000

Sadly, yer likely spot on given what the past shows us about human behavior.

Who knows, maybe it will be different this time.

This DOES seem to be one of them moments in time . . . a pivot in the pendulum of history . . . hard to tell if the pendulum will tic, or toc, huh.

Thanks for the comments and thoughts . .

By: Larue

Larue — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:11:02 +0000

Due to my increased learning curve from cradle to 55, I continue to bounce from incredible moments of joy and hopetitude to the darkest despairs of what history has proven to show me about the nature of the species and it’s record when the species organizes and forms groups.

And I still hope, at times . . . go figger. ;-)

Plan for the worst, hope for the better . . . take what’s given, fight for what ya want. *G*

By: selise

selise — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:04:11 +0000

thanks.

By: Larue

Larue — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:58:01 +0000

Nope, the B’aathist’s and a group of others backed by the USA spooks are gonna take him down and put up another one more willing to endorse our overlordship as we duel the Shia factins and China and Russia for power and control in the region.

We’ve been doing this stuff for a long time . . . mostly info about it has been controlled fairly well in USA for ever, too . . . but then Al Gore went and did the toobz and, well, all our previe black ops and interventions are now public info for any yahoo with a dial up . . . talk about yer mass media at yer fingertips.

Now word’s out about our egressittudes . . . who KNOWS where it all goes from here. *G*

By: alank

alank — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:38:26 +0000

Troops are troops. Either they stay or they leave as promised by Obama.

Who are the unnamed Pentagon folk repeatedly referred to in Siun’s quotes? I expect the vocal general would be taking direction from within that department which in turns reports to the President who in turn reports to Darth Deadeye, an alleged person who lives inside a mountain of no fixed abode.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:28:14 +0000

I should add that the talk I have heard is an increase of 30,000 in US troops. I would expect about a third of these to be combat brigades (hence the 3-4) and the remaining 20,000 or so to be support troops.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:23:48 +0000

Probably about three to four of the combat brigades that would have gone to Iraq will get redirected to Afghanistan.

By: ratfood

ratfood — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:22:41 +0000

See ya. Windchill here is -24. Think it’s time for me to go into hibernation mode.

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:20:56 +0000

Time to climb into my tree.

Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.

Namaste