tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post1646118794126757695..comments2024-03-19T01:48:39.709+00:00Comments on Power and Control: Benevolence Is Winning Hearts And MindsM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-21144212647024517102007-11-04T17:58:00.000+00:002007-11-04T17:58:00.000+00:00SO NO NEWS, THEN: Michael Yon emails: "I've been d...SO NO NEWS, THEN: Michael Yon emails: "I've been down town on the streets of Baghdad most of Sunday morning and afternoon. Didn't hear a shot fired, but did see a new road being built."<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://instapundit.com/archives2/011276.php" REL="nofollow">Instapundit</A><BR/><BR/>ANOTHER GRIM MILESTONE: Iraqis returning to Baghdad. Well, it's grim for some people.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://instapundit.com/archives2/011270.php" REL="nofollow">Instapundit</A><BR/><BR/>You know. Things change.M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-78573341578649369552007-11-04T17:54:00.000+00:002007-11-04T17:54:00.000+00:00Stevie,Obviously you are smaller than you think.Cu...Stevie,<BR/><BR/>Obviously you are smaller than you think.<BR/><BR/>Currently the murder rate in Iraq is about the same as it is in South Africa.<BR/><BR/>Is South Africa a failure?<BR/><BR/>The question of course is: Is the decline in violence in Iraq temporary or a feature?<BR/><BR/>Iraq is a failure is so six months ago. Things change. <BR/><BR/>I favor self government for the Iraqis. The jihadis have a different idea. Which side are you on?M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-20613416599201757572007-11-04T12:07:00.000+00:002007-11-04T12:07:00.000+00:00Don't patronize me, little man.What's changed? Ev...Don't patronize me, little man.<BR/><BR/>What's changed? Everything Cheney said in '94 has come true.<BR/><BR/>If you have your 'answer', where's the result?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-20164567386300728542007-11-04T11:27:00.000+00:002007-11-04T11:27:00.000+00:00Cheney asks in the first video what kind of govern...Cheney asks in the first video what kind of government will replace Saddam.<BR/><BR/>I think we have our answer.<BR/><BR/>Self government.<BR/><BR/>Certainly you have something better than a video over 10 years old to make your point.<BR/><BR/>Things change. Or were you unaware of that?M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-63799859431108541272007-11-04T10:09:00.000+00:002007-11-04T10:09:00.000+00:00Here's what Cheney said about Iraq, I still think ...Here's what Cheney said about Iraq, I still think he's right:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-88666044318998675432007-11-03T23:44:00.000+00:002007-11-03T23:44:00.000+00:00Baron,Thank you for your tactful remark. Let me co...Baron,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your tactful remark. Let me correct my error.<BR/><BR/>I should have said go NE and finish the job, or better, I should have been less clever and just said Qom, and nuclear weapons development sites including but not limited to Natanz, Arak, Esfahan, etc., as well as Iranian terrorist training facilities, electric power distribution nodes, and C&C resources. The longer we wait, the more difficult the job will ultimately become. The rest of the world will go nuts, of course. But consider the alternative of a nuclear armed mullocracy.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-20581830179537142792007-11-03T22:09:00.000+00:002007-11-03T22:09:00.000+00:00linearthinker, as much as I agree with ending the ...linearthinker, as much as I agree with ending the tyranny in Syria as I can also understand the reluctance to turn the gaze from Iran right now. And while progress is being made in Iraq it might be beneficial to continue consolidation for a while. I could be wrong but I would not be surprised if that is how things were being seen right now in the administration.Snake Oil Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365352742028282744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-57665788666310121932007-11-03T19:16:00.000+00:002007-11-03T19:16:00.000+00:00Simon.You're a masochist.Oscar is a moron. He eve...Simon.<BR/><BR/>You're a masochist.<BR/><BR/>Oscar is a moron. He even contradicts himself, as well as the history the baron refers to. <BR/><BR/>My head spins.<BR/><BR/>-----<BR/><BR/>Donald. <BR/><BR/>To answer your question, go north and finish the job. Should have been done about 2 years ago instead of kickin' the can down the road with diplos and their jaw-jaw.<BR/><BR/>The case was as defensible then as it is now. The targets were known and less hardened. The feckless communities who should assist were by then known to be devoid of trust. We'll have to do it more or less alone anyhow. I suppose one can ususally count on the Aussies.<BR/><BR/>The moonbats will never cease their shrill accusations. Only their narratives shift. Ignore them. Don't ignore the real peril.<BR/><BR/>Do as thou wilt.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-46310881520702667972007-11-03T15:23:00.000+00:002007-11-03T15:23:00.000+00:00I notice that the blogger comment page makes long ...I notice that the blogger comment page makes long URLs hard to see even though they are still there. I took the liberty making the link to the address you posted:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22689634-5007146,00.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22689634-5007146,00.html<BR/></A>Snake Oil Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365352742028282744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-4351735418317977562007-11-03T15:17:00.000+00:002007-11-03T15:17:00.000+00:00I guess any memory I had of people hating America ...I guess any memory I had of people hating America before Iraq and Afghanistan is just a delusion. <BR/><BR/>It is funny how, as I get older, everything I remember from my past is supposed to have never happened. Saddam was always in full compliance with the terms of surrender he signed with the UN after loosing his war of invasion against Kuwait. All those deaths under his rule never happened. His economy was not decaying like an apple on the compost heap until the mean old Americans unilaterally got the UN to institute sanctions. <BR/><BR/>I have been told by academics in the media that 9-11 was in retaliation for America overthrowing the Taliban. Journalists tell me that Bush is the mastermind of 9-11. I guess he was retaliating against himself. Being told that everything I remember about my life has been nothing but a fever dream is one thing but is it too much to ask that the narrative which I am expected to replace my memory with should actually be self consistent?Snake Oil Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365352742028282744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-44981865680279153002007-11-02T22:25:00.000+00:002007-11-02T22:25:00.000+00:00Well, we're winning the war. Indeed, some say we'v...Well, we're winning the war. Indeed, some say we've won:<BR/><BR/>http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22689634-5007146,00.html<BR/><BR/>So the debate really has passed this question of should we be occupying. The question is what can we do now to consolidate the new burst of freedom we helped to create?<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend.AmPowerBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236333181889271910noreply@blogger.com