"Well, It Was a Good Idea in '46"

2004-05-03T07:00:37.000Z

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Tom Brosz — 5/3/2004 7:00:37 AM (archived)

"Violent military action by an occupying power against inhabitants of an occupied country will only make matters worse."

--Kofi Annan, April 28, 2004

NOW THAT MAY NOT BE the undisputed, going-away, hands-down, dumbest thing ever said, but you have to admit it's close.

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"Well, It Was a Good Idea in '46" - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2004 7:00:37 AM
- re: "Well, It Was a Good Idea in '46" - Art Martin - 5/4/2004 11:18:36 PM
  - P.S. - Tom Brosz - 5/5/2004 3:59:20 PM
  - Japan - Tom Brosz - 5/5/2004 3:53:53 PM
  - The primary issue in going to war needs to be what the eventual outcome will be - FrankC - 5/5/2004 3:46:16 PM
- For decent people there's a difference between invading a country without provovation and pounding the hell out of the citizenry, - Bowser - 5/3/2004 4:24:52 PM
  - "Self defense" - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2004 4:35:19 PM
    - A one, and a-two and a-three and a-four and a-five. - Bowser - 5/3/2004 5:00:22 PM
      - re: A one, and a-two - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2004 5:18:28 PM
        
        re: The shame - Raoul - 5/3/2004 9:53:09 PM
        
        Incapable of experiencing shame, R. - Bowser - 5/4/2004 3:19:47 AM
        
        re: The shame - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2004 10:12:42 PM
        
        re: The shame - REB - 5/4/2004 1:59:40 PM
        
        Was the US bombing 60% of Iraq at will before the aggression? - Bowser - 5/3/2004 5:26:34 PM
- Larry Miller is a contributing HUMORIST to The Daily Standard and a WRITER, ACTOR, and COMEDIAN living in Los Angeles. - McFly - 5/3/2004 1:07:33 PM
  - So is Al Franken. What's your point? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2004 4:11:31 PM
    - When was the last time you saw Franken quoted here as if he were some sort of insightful political guru, with an admonishment to the board to "Read the rest" as if without such coaching we'd only loo… - McFly - 5/3/2004 5:14:55 PM
      - Then there was Will Rogers and Mark Twain - FrankC - 5/3/2004 10:17:48 PM
        
        re: Mark Twain - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2004 11:54:31 PM
        
        re: Mark Twain - Mary Anne - 5/4/2004 12:31:33 AM
        
        Now there's a gotcha - FrankC - 5/4/2004 12:55:46 AM
      - re: pretty pictures - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2004 8:16:13 PM
        
        Gotcha :-) - McFly - 5/4/2004 12:46:51 AM
        
        No problem. "I knew the job was dangerous when I took it." ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/4/2004 1:20:10 AM

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