Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Tin Soldiers, and Bush Ain't Coming Clean
If this is true... well, it's the worst news possible for the occupying force.
But I doubt it. I think the more likely scenario, especially considering some of the stuff Josh Marshall's been posting today, is an all-out civil war the minute power is transferred.
Which is why power will not be transferred. They will declare it transferred on July 1st, Ahmed Chalabi will get to sit in the comfy chair, but our military presence will remain the same, if not bigger, unless we want a civil war. And, as we learned yesterday from Tim LaHaye, maybe they do.
It's a fucking mess over there. And it will spread.
And what the hell is going on here? Reuters says 130 "total deaths" over the last three days, but even that sounds like a hell of a lot. Are they counting both sides? In America, Reuters, we only count American deaths. Lousy French wire service.
Why the hell are we there again?
Hey -- here's some good news: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi still has two legs. At least there's that.
COMIC FOIL
"No, that's bad. That means he didn't get a leg amputated in Iraq, which apparently was a major pillar in the campaign to link Al-Quaeda to Iraq."
ME
"Oh. That's bad."
COMIC FOIL
"No, that's good! That means you were right all along!"
ME
"Oh, that's good."
COMIC FOIL
No, that's bad. That means all the violence and horrible deaths in Iraq over the past year meant nothing."
ME
"Oh. That's bad."
COMIC FOIL
"No, that's good! That means the whole thing is now an absurd, existential theatre piece!"
ME
"Go away, please."
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...so this means they lied about how many legs a guy has as a justification for war. Let me repeat that in italics for emphasis:
THEY LIED ABOUT HOW MANY LEGS A GUY HAS AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR WAR.
Just wanted to make sure we're all on the same page here. |
But I doubt it. I think the more likely scenario, especially considering some of the stuff Josh Marshall's been posting today, is an all-out civil war the minute power is transferred.
Which is why power will not be transferred. They will declare it transferred on July 1st, Ahmed Chalabi will get to sit in the comfy chair, but our military presence will remain the same, if not bigger, unless we want a civil war. And, as we learned yesterday from Tim LaHaye, maybe they do.
It's a fucking mess over there. And it will spread.
And what the hell is going on here? Reuters says 130 "total deaths" over the last three days, but even that sounds like a hell of a lot. Are they counting both sides? In America, Reuters, we only count American deaths. Lousy French wire service.
Why the hell are we there again?
Hey -- here's some good news: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi still has two legs. At least there's that.
COMIC FOIL
"No, that's bad. That means he didn't get a leg amputated in Iraq, which apparently was a major pillar in the campaign to link Al-Quaeda to Iraq."
ME
"Oh. That's bad."
COMIC FOIL
"No, that's good! That means you were right all along!"
ME
"Oh, that's good."
COMIC FOIL
No, that's bad. That means all the violence and horrible deaths in Iraq over the past year meant nothing."
ME
"Oh. That's bad."
COMIC FOIL
"No, that's good! That means the whole thing is now an absurd, existential theatre piece!"
ME
"Go away, please."
----
...so this means they lied about how many legs a guy has as a justification for war. Let me repeat that in italics for emphasis:
THEY LIED ABOUT HOW MANY LEGS A GUY HAS AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR WAR.
Just wanted to make sure we're all on the same page here. |
