tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post116696952510708897..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: On the road to victory in Iraq?Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166996309470371682006-12-24T16:38:00.000-05:002006-12-24T16:38:00.000-05:00The Truth Remains:---Doug said...Abizaid on New Yo...The Truth Remains:<BR/>---<BR/>Doug said...<BR/>Abizaid on New York Times Video could have hardly been much plainer, but I will be in hopes of piercing the Rosé a least a smidge:<BR/>When Aid for the enemy is pouring in from all sides, and nuking the place into glass is not on the table, the Quagmire deepens.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166994870229576662006-12-24T16:14:00.000-05:002006-12-24T16:14:00.000-05:00*The* Joy of fixin.*The* Joy of fixin.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166994829133065722006-12-24T16:13:00.000-05:002006-12-24T16:13:00.000-05:00'Rat,There was a picture of a Bug in Afghanistan t...'Rat,<BR/>There was a picture of a Bug in Afghanistan that I linked a while back:<BR/>Can't think of a better vehicle for that place.<BR/>(or german winters in '39, I guess)<BR/>Wish I'd kept mine.<BR/>They joy of being able to buy a few cheap Brazilian parts and fixing it myself is long gone.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166992889224333432006-12-24T15:41:00.000-05:002006-12-24T15:41:00.000-05:00Fire up that Photoshop: You can be a Stringer Too!...<B>Fire up that Photoshop: You can be a Stringer Too!</B><BR/><BR/>Join our award-winning Reuters photographers to share the events that matter to you.<BR/>Reuters news reaches over one billion people around the world each day.<BR/><BR/>Share your news pictures or videos with You Witness News by sending them to <A HREF="pics@reuters.com" REL="nofollow"> pics@reuters.com </A>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166990430051857792006-12-24T15:00:00.000-05:002006-12-24T15:00:00.000-05:00A good deal of the time some on this here blog rem...A good deal of the time some on this here blog remind me of this bit of wisdom.<BR/><BR/>A young, well-educated man on a business trip gets on a plane to find himself seated next to an older, weathered man in a western snap shirt, faded jeans and a cowboy hat.<BR/> Thinking himself above the old cowboy, the young man decides to make sport of him.<BR/> "You know," he says, "I've heard these flights go much more quickly if you strike up a conversation with a fellow passenger. So, let's talk."<BR/><BR/> The cowboy looks at him wryly and says, "Well I s'pose that'd be all right. What'd ya like to discuss?"<BR/> "Oh, I' don't know," says the young man with a hint of sarcasm.<BR/> "How about nuclear proliferation?"<BR/><BR/> "Hmm," says the cowboy, sensing the young man's attempt to belittle<BR/> him, "that could be an interesting topic. But, let me ask you a question first.<BR/><BR/> -- horses, cows, and deer all eat the same stuff --- grass. Yet, a deer passes little pellets, a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse makes muffins of dried poop. Why do you suppose that is?"<BR/> Dumbfounded, the young man replies, "I haven't the slightest idea."<BR/> "So tell me then," says the cowboy with a smile, "how is it that you feel qualified to discuss nukes when you don't know shit?"Habuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166987228258292272006-12-24T14:07:00.000-05:002006-12-24T14:07:00.000-05:00The war for the Horn has begun in earnest.Ethiopia...The war for the Horn has begun in earnest.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/209659.php" REL="nofollow">Ethiopia Attacks</A>allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166985922367599342006-12-24T13:45:00.000-05:002006-12-24T13:45:00.000-05:00rufus,re: religious warYeah, that is hard to belie...rufus,<BR/><BR/>re: religious war<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that is hard to believe, isn't it?allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166983311218315022006-12-24T13:01:00.000-05:002006-12-24T13:01:00.000-05:00Wretchard has taken down his most recent thread, a...Wretchard has taken down his most recent thread, as the religious free-for-all initiated by WC and WiO rages.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166981991338978172006-12-24T12:39:00.000-05:002006-12-24T12:39:00.000-05:00It's just too damn bad for a lot of folks that the...It's just too damn bad for a lot of folks that there's not a roadmap or playbook they could consult daily to give comfort that a CONFLICT is going along the right timetable.<BR/><BR/>Those same folks are the ones that want an EXIT strategy outlined BEFORE the conflict begins.<BR/><BR/>Well ya know, in wars and conflicts it just doesn't work that way. That doesn't diminish an iota their constant bellyaching about how it should have been done this wat or that.<BR/> Of course they have no humint,elint,ECHELON, or any other intel but the do have mouthy opionions on just what should happen.<BR/>Like I said the other day, they're this conflicts version of the SDS,Jane Fondas,Tom Haydens who give the enemy great comfort while greatly damaging the morale of our fighting men and women.<BR/> You will never hear a word from them on whats been accomplished just the leftest diatribe on how the USA is all f'd up in the ME<BR/> Such is the freedom of speech they abuse, just like Jane Fonda did.<BR/>Crap on 'em .. we'll wrap this thing us and grind it in their faces.<BR/>Merry Christmas and to the leftests, well there's always conversion in time for the Hajj.Habuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166980159021443512006-12-24T12:09:00.000-05:002006-12-24T12:09:00.000-05:00Brazil is an interesting country, to be sure.Bough...Brazil is an interesting country, to be sure.<BR/>Bought a VW Bug built there, back in '81 for $4,000 USD in Panama. Great car, very well built little car.<BR/><BR/>Know some Germans, down in the south of Brazil, that are trying to export Jack semen, for mule breeding here in the US.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166979782190700212006-12-24T12:03:00.000-05:002006-12-24T12:03:00.000-05:00Rufus, just cut it and paste it to New Year's eve...Rufus, just cut it and paste it to New Year's eve.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166976577310475802006-12-24T11:09:00.000-05:002006-12-24T11:09:00.000-05:00Instead of getting course corrections, we get miss...Instead of getting course corrections, we get mission corrections. When a politician sticks to his beliefs that is courage. When he continually adjusts them to explain his actions, it has a whiff of stubbornness and tannins of deceit.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166975128337936202006-12-24T10:45:00.000-05:002006-12-24T10:45:00.000-05:00desert rat said, "As the months have dragged by ev...desert rat said, "As the months have dragged by ever more of the blog has swung to realize that the Iraq adventure has been, at least, mismanaged."<BR/><BR/><I>I think the change to the blog's thinking started to come after November 7 when the Iraq fiasco (more than even the spending or immigration crap) cost the GOP both houses of the legislature. Bush with his strategery of "To Hell Wit The Lack Of WMD Evidence, Stay the Course" is making Durham DA Mr. NiFong look like a wilting quitter.</I>Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166973872510397002006-12-24T10:24:00.000-05:002006-12-24T10:24:00.000-05:00As the months have dragged by ever more of the blo...As the months have dragged by ever more of the blog has swung to realize that the Iraq adventure has been, at least, mismanaged.<BR/><BR/>Stay the Course, does not have to be spoken to be the Policy.<BR/><BR/>Mr Maliki, the UIA, the Iraqi Army, al-Sadr, al-Halim, the Sunnni Insurgents, Syrians, Iranians and Sauds...<BR/>All the pieces stay on the board, their colors do not change.<BR/><BR/>No Plan, no End Game, no Victory.<BR/><BR/>Stay the Course with steroids, <BR/>it is hard to believe that will be the choice.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com