Just a couple quick points

z — 6/20/2008 2:21:35 PM (archived)

I don't think Korea is a good example at all to compare to the situation in Iraq. Probably a more accurate analogy would be the ill-advised US deployment in Lebanon in the 1980's, amid that country's bloody civil war. The complex, sectarian strife and religious fanaticism, the suicide bombers, etc. even some of the same regional players in that war...

At least Reagan had even sense to realize that we couldn't "fix" Lebanon and we got out before more US soldiers were killed.

It's really puzzling when supporters of the Iraq war express their fear of Iran. After all, it was Bush's invasion of Iraq that led to Iran's rise in regional power and influence. Our "allies" in the Iraqi govt are good buddies of the Iranians, and even let the Iranians broker the truce among the warring Shitte factions. Amazing...thanks to Bush's mistakes Iran has actually done more than the US to bring peace to the Shitte community in Iraq...

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Sorry, John McCain, you can't have him! - z - 6/19/2008 4:11:56 AM
- Alex will be a safe, NY broker. - William Frantz - 6/26/2008 8:56:13 PM
- re: Sorry, John McCain, you can't have him! - Anon - 6/20/2008 6:25:31 PM
  - We should set up a system of gladiatorial combat. Volunteers only, of course. - alcaray - 6/20/2008 9:21:10 PM
- Fact check - TB - 6/19/2008 7:30:31 PM
  - That's a ludicrous "fact-check" - z - 6/19/2008 9:03:41 PM
    - Korea - TB - 6/20/2008 3:37:16 AM
      - "sometimes I wonder if the war would have gone better...." - Lindy - 6/20/2008 11:00:05 PM
      - "...we would surrender if our enemies would just commit enough violence" - McFly - 6/20/2008 5:51:28 PM
        
        re: "...we would surrender if our enemies would just commit enough violence" - TB - 6/20/2008 6:55:25 PM
        
        re: "...we would surrender .". and the Pottery Barn Rule - Andrew - 6/20/2008 9:00:27 PM
        
        Maybe Obama should court Colin Powell for VP? (n/t) - Lindy - 6/20/2008 10:53:56 PM
        
        What??? - McFly - 6/20/2008 8:55:01 PM
        
        Okay. - TB - 6/20/2008 9:49:03 PM
        
        It's ok, I'm used to getting shoved around by you - McFly - 6/20/2008 11:47:18 PM
        
        All I'm asking you to do is think. - TB - 6/21/2008 5:03:43 AM
        
        NO ONE on the Zone is stupid...except - Jody - 6/22/2008 5:12:45 PM
        
        So you sit down at a table to play blackjack. - alcaray - 6/22/2008 4:44:37 AM
        
        Ah, the conceit: Anyone who says things that departs from the TB Approved Line... - Yeti - 6/22/2008 3:10:10 AM
        
        You want to give it a try? - TB - 6/22/2008 11:55:19 PM
        
        WARNING: Potty-mouth content in my post above - McFly - 6/20/2008 9:16:55 PM
        
        Oh yeah...like I NEVER have heard of those before;) - Jody - 6/22/2008 5:10:37 PM
      - Just a couple quick points - z - 6/20/2008 2:21:35 PM
        
        Iran - TB - 6/20/2008 4:01:20 PM
        
        Yes, thanks to Bush, Iran's influence has grown greatly in Iraq - z - 6/20/2008 4:48:57 PM
        
        Go look at what's happening now. (n/t) - TB - 6/20/2008 6:00:32 PM
    - In the US, soldiers are armed and enlist. - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/19/2008 11:40:20 PM
      - re: In the US, soldiers are armed and enlist. - James Brown - 6/21/2008 9:17:15 PM
      - Propaganda negra - ER - 6/20/2008 12:02:29 AM
        
        Eventually... - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/20/2008 1:31:55 AM
        
        Say what? (n/t) - ER - 6/20/2008 2:36:00 AM
        
        Do you really want me to repeat it? - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/20/2008 6:25:52 AM
        
        "White noise:" the vibrational equivalent of squid ink (n/t) - TB - 6/20/2008 3:16:06 AM
- re: you can't have him - TB - 6/19/2008 5:14:23 PM
- Are we anticipating a draft? - RobVG - 6/19/2008 4:48:56 AM

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