tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post5862119705361896317..comments2024-03-18T16:10:41.673-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Losing hurts twice as bad as winning feels good—whether in a tennis match or a war: Putin’s SyriaDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48413396757727103832016-01-10T07:18:16.875-05:002016-01-10T07:18:16.875-05:00.
No. They're not. Not to anyone with a bra....<br /><br />No. They're not. Not to anyone with a brain and a conscience.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35851115805308189782016-01-09T23:40:53.726-05:002016-01-09T23:40:53.726-05:00Yup, like WiO said, Saddam was the best Shia killi...Yup, like WiO said, Saddam was the best Shia killing machine ever invented.<br /><br />Should have left him alone.<br /><br />Point being, these are tough questions, what to do.<br /><br />*********<br />Compared to what we should do or not do over there, what we should do here is crystal clear - no more Moslem immigration.<br /><br />Let's always be honest -<br /><br />The Controversy over Syrian Refugees Misses the Question We Should Be Asking <br /><br />Let’s be honest: When someone advocates for large-scale Muslim immigration from the world’s worst conflict zones, they are arguing that the West should open its borders to people who are overwhelmingly anti-Semitic, disproportionately religiously intolerant, and harboring disturbing numbers of men who have no moral reservations about sexual assault. <br /><br />Culture matters, and cultural differences exist for a reason. The miserable cultures of much of North Africa and the Middle East exist in part because of the very people who now wish to migrate to Western shores......<br /><br /> Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/429480/muslim-immigration-sexual-assault-terrorismLaggardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47860200882781977232016-01-09T22:24:48.063-05:002016-01-09T22:24:48.063-05:00.
...one might consider the beneficial results of....<br /><br /><i>...one might consider the beneficial results of American support for the Egyptian/Israeli peace process and treaty all these years (until Obama at least), among other things.....Ian was better off under the Shah, etc...</i><br /><br /><br />Tell it to the millions that have died as a result of our actions and/or interference, the tens of millions we have turned into refugees, the terrorists we helped create and support, the trillions we wasted killing people instead of using it to save lives or make them better, the failed states we helped create, etc...<br /><br />Well, admittedly, you won't be able to tell it to the dead ones.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73344497702930698352016-01-09T22:09:49.833-05:002016-01-09T22:09:49.833-05:00.
Damn, you are stupid.
It wasn't one of th....<br /><br />Damn, you are stupid. <br /><br />It wasn't one of the big four I mentioned New Year's day but through your continued inanities you've forced me to break my New Year's resolution about using course language.<br /><br />Damn, you're a moron.<br /><br />There, now you've done it. I used one of the four I vowed not to use.<br /><br />You nitwit.<br /><br />Now, another.<br /><br />.<br /><br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-17356790365592856942016-01-09T22:08:26.729-05:002016-01-09T22:08:26.729-05:00Breaking:
Philly Mayor proclaims the sky is green...Breaking:<br /><br />Philly Mayor proclaims the sky is green.<br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/01/philadelphia_mayor_jim_kenney_declares_the_sky_is_green.htmlLaggardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43026157394268408982016-01-09T20:12:32.920-05:002016-01-09T20:12:32.920-05:00January 9, 2016
The Next Stage of the War
By Shosh...January 9, 2016<br />The Next Stage of the War<br />By Shoshana Bryen<br /><br /><i>This is what happens when a government -- namely the United States government -- mistakes talk for action -- when the Secretary of State equates sitting at a fancy table in Vienna with the willingness of the parties to engage in actual give and take diplomacy. When Americans believe countries will simply cede their national or societal interests, as they understand them, just because we want it.<br /><br />Saudi-Iranian tension is not an impediment to resolving the Syrian civil war.<br /><br />The Syrian civil war is a manifestation of Saudi-Iranian differences.<br /><br />This is the reality of modern Saudi-Iranian relations since the Islamic Republic came to power in 1979. Its first manifestation was the Iran-Iraq war that killed more than a million people. It is what drives the arming and funding of both Sunni and Shiite jihadists from Uighurs in China to Bedouins in Sinai to Boko Haram in Nigeria to Libya to Syria to Iraq to Mali to Chechnya and Dagestan to Yemen. It is the 21st century incarnation of a 7th century war. <br /><br />Secretary Kerry wants them to have a conversation. They want to win. He wants them to focus on the misery of Syria and the threat of ISIS. They want to win. He wants them to be civilized. They want to win.<br /><br />Why now?<br /><br />The Obama administration has had as its fundamental operating principle the removal of American forces from the Middle East, replaced by management of the region by regional players. But from the Romans through the Arabs, Crusaders, Mamelukes, Ottomans, British, and French this region never, ever ruled itself through nation-states. To think it would/could do so now is foolish at best.<br /><br />The U.S. is not a traditional colonial or occupying power. Our primary interest is in the free movement of goods and people across the seas, including oil, but without necessarily managing the internal affairs of other people; at least not much. But the regional players knew that if they took action that severely threatened U.S. interests, we would defend those, and generally defend our regional friends.</i><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/01/the_next_stage_of_the_war.html#ixzz3wndv0Vvo<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91241978098596625772016-01-09T20:03:11.324-05:002016-01-09T20:03:11.324-05:00And this is simplistic in the extreme:
No matter ...And this is simplistic in the extreme:<br /><br /><i>No matter what the final outcome is, you can count on at least one thing, the region will be in much worse shape than when the US first intervened.</i><br /><br />Disregarding the fact there is no 'final outcome' one might consider the beneficial results of American support for the Egyptian/Israeli peace process and treaty all these years (until Obama at least), among other things.....Ian was better off under the Shah, etc...<br /><br />If anything we may have learned the area is better off when the military dictators are supported,Saddam included, rather than some fantasy about some 'Arab Spring'....<br /><br />These days the Saudis are becoming really concerned about the reliability of our 'nuclear umbrella'....<br /><br />As Luther pointed out in one of his few prescient moments, to do nothing is just another way of doing something....<br /><br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2177834694978001332016-01-09T19:50:03.421-05:002016-01-09T19:50:03.421-05:00Luckily, most of the ex-residents are safe
Quirk
...<i><b>Luckily, most of the ex-residents are safe</b></i><br /><br />Quirk<br /><br />A.....ha !!!<br /><br />By your very own words then you have testified that these people don't need to come to the USA as 'refugees'.<br /><br />Thank you, Quirk !Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31072067189112922662016-01-09T19:40:23.881-05:002016-01-09T19:40:23.881-05:00If I win the $900 million tonight, in addition to ...If I win the $900 million tonight, in addition to doubling my promised stipend to the people here, I'm thinking of buying an aircraft carrier, hiring Q as Admiral, and heading out to the Mediterranean to put things to right.<br /><br />Admiral "Q" has, you must admit, a nice ring to it.<br /><br />I may even name my air craft carrier <i>The Admiral "Q"</i>Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-49177230944013155322016-01-09T18:35:47.659-05:002016-01-09T18:35:47.659-05:00.
The Iraqis are learning, along with US military....<br /><br /><i>The Iraqis are learning, along with US military, to utilize the "Rat Doctrine".</i><br /><br /><br />Still funny but not in a 'ha ha' way.<br /><br />Yes, we've seen the effects of US 'precision' bombing in Kobane and Rimadi. With precision bombing like that there isn't enough left to carpet bomb.<br /><br />Luckily, most of the ex-residents are safe (but rather hungry) holed up in refugee camps waiting for a chance to bug out somewhere somehow.<br /><br />No matter what the final outcome is, you can count on at least one thing, the region will be in much worse shape than when the US first intervened.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26667766866147050972016-01-09T18:23:32.194-05:002016-01-09T18:23:32.194-05:00.
:o)
Surely, you're kidding.
..<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />Surely, you're kidding.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67602631305431489392016-01-09T18:18:58.237-05:002016-01-09T18:18:58.237-05:00To the topic of the thread:
What to do. what to d...To the topic of the thread:<br /><br />What to do. what to do ?<br /><br />Point/Counterpoint<br /><br />January 9, 2016<br />Syria's President Assad may be the least bad alternative<br />By Jim Whiting<br /><br />Bashar Assad, admittedly, is not a good guy. He's minimally competent as a head of state, intolerant in the extreme of dissent, and bereft of popular support. He has received support, however, from an ally: Russia, in the form of Vlad the Impaler Putin. Putin also is not a good guy, with several opponents dying unexpectedly by unusual means and with some imprisoned because of excessive wealth. He has compounded this infelicity by confessing his admiration for Donald Trump.<br /><br />This may suggest to some that we, the USA, should come in on the side of the "rebels" in Syria. Nothing could be farther from desirable or even acceptable. The rebels are Islamist and want to supplant the heretic Shi'ite Alawite regime with a sharia-compliant nation. This is in no one's interest – certainly not ours. The "rebels" we have so far spent half a billion dollars arming and supplying have immediately donated everything to the al-Nusra Islamists in Syria. John McCain famously said he could tell who were the good rebels by looking in their eyes. Well, thank God we didn't elect him. <br /><br />To oversimplify, the enemy of my enemy is my friend – for now. So whatever Assad and Putin do in their own countries – leave Ukraine out of it for now – is beside the point. If they're going to kill ISIS, we're happy to oblige. Or...we should be. In fact, our elected representatives, and their appointees, and their catamites in the media, are horrified at the prospect of supporting, or being seen to support, such blackguards as Assad and Putin. No matter that they're working to kill those who plan to kill us. There are stains on their escutcheons that will not allow for approval. <br /><br />Those devout Muslim Islamist/jihadists are in free range in this country, killing cops, attacking civilians, and we're concerned with the purity of soul of potential allies? If we should be able to form a stable alliance for the nonce, is there not some chance that we will be able to reform the miscreants? Do we not believe in rehabilitation? Improvement? Redemption? <br /><br />Give me a break. If we had a reasonable president who had affection for America and an understanding of the world, we would not be having this conversation. Importantly, a unified American/Russian policy, for the moment, would counter the Islamic fundamentalism that has made a bloodbath of the Middle East and threatens the world. Once we reduce jihad to rubble, we can go back to...negotiating...our differences.<br /><br />The obligation to survive trumps that to be nice.<br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/01/assad_may_be_the_least_bad_alternative.html#ixzz3wnCB1m2J<br /><br /><br />from comments:<br /><br /> <i>saksin • an hour ago<br /><br />The notion that Jihad, being a doctrine and tradition, as well as inspiration for millions of young Muslim men, can be "reduced to rubble" is questionable. But let's for the sake of argument assume ISIS can be bombed out of existence (also questionable - I believe they will be with us for quite some time). That would remove the only major obstacle (ISIS territory) lying athwart Iran's ambition to close its "Shi'ite crescent" from its own territory, via Assad's Syria, to Hizballah's Lebanon, right up to the Israeli border. Good idea?</i><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65620048346076596792016-01-09T17:28:26.813-05:002016-01-09T17:28:26.813-05:00BREAKING !!!!
Oregon standoff: Idaho group arrive...BREAKING !!!!<br /><br /><b>Oregon standoff: Idaho group arrives to 'secure perimeter, prevent Waco-style situation'...DRUDGE</b><br /><br />Who are these people ?<br /><br />I can tell you this - they are not from the old farm families out this way.<br /><br />And they aren't our college students, who are much more likely to occupy the Dean's Office over some micro-aggression or other. (Even this is unlikely, given we are always about a decade behind the times)<br /><br />If the history of the Aryan Nations is an indicator, and it is, these "Idaho" folks most likely have drifted up here from that cess pool, California, or from back east somewhere, some perhaps from the mid west. Arizona is a candidate, as is West Virginia, and perhaps parts of Pennsylvania.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46569356110759897902016-01-09T17:07:03.744-05:002016-01-09T17:07:03.744-05:00Debbie Wasserman Shits is fighting for her job.
M...Debbie Wasserman Shits is fighting for her job.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Prince Reibus deftfully, artfully, walks his own tight rope.<br /><br />I've come to somewhat admire, or at least have some sympathy for, Prince Reibus.<br /><br />He's got a tough job, being an insider, with the entire Circus Tent coming down on his head.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85977535254916408262016-01-09T17:00:46.242-05:002016-01-09T17:00:46.242-05:00DEM DEFECTION: 20% FOR TRUMP......Drudge
And if J...<b>DEM DEFECTION: 20% FOR TRUMP......Drudge</b><br /><br />And if Jim Webb does mount an independent run - O, how I hope he does !! - Hillary is toasted before even going into the electoral toaster.<br /><br />But she can't drop out.<br /><br /><i><b>She needs that Presidential Seal to stay out of prison.</b></i>Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64097477489644877192016-01-09T16:52:20.433-05:002016-01-09T16:52:20.433-05:00Out this way, the topic on all minds on this slow ...Out this way, the topic on all minds on this slow news day, is whether or not the Sunbelt Conference retains the mighty Idaho Vandals.<br /><br />The vote is this week.<br /><br />Your Vandal Observer here thinks the Vandies are going to be searching for a new home soon....<br /><br />Your Vandal Observer is neutral on the question, realizing that whatever happens we will continue to lose.....<br /><br />Going to the Big Sky would give an excuse, though, which we are always seeking, for another trip to Missoula each year.....<br /><br />Call me 'leaning' to Big Sky membership.<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74869961281084925632016-01-09T16:47:40.318-05:002016-01-09T16:47:40.318-05:00from Day Six
Just because a great portion of our ...from Day Six<br /><br />Just because a great portion of our national identity comes from the West's Judeo/Christian heritage has zero to do with it.<br /><br />Even Rufus, the anit-Judeo/Christian Debil his self, accepts much of it, unconsciously.<br /><br />Even Rufus doesn't think much of the idea of beheadings, or stoning women to death, or burkas.....<br /><br />We might as well all just become Israelis....<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67672097245885927792016-01-09T16:42:58.868-05:002016-01-09T16:42:58.868-05:00Hell, the Jews have even had a vise grip on our na...Hell, the Jews have even had a vise grip on our national peckers, too, form Day Six.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84400525332012079402016-01-09T16:38:44.301-05:002016-01-09T16:38:44.301-05:00How could it possibly be otherwise ?
Israel contr...How could it possibly be otherwise ?<br /><br />Israel controls the entire US Congress, the Media, and the Banks.<br /><br />They even control Donald Trump.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10495713874067386712016-01-09T16:36:13.802-05:002016-01-09T16:36:13.802-05:00Prediction of General "Gas Passin'" ...Prediction of General "Gas Passin'" rat:<br /><br />War will be over by Memorial Day, 2015.<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60766726649597104302016-01-09T16:34:04.835-05:002016-01-09T16:34:04.835-05:00Why would anyone be so foolish as to ever listen a...Why would anyone be so foolish as to ever listen again to you, General "Gas Passin'" rat ?<br /><br />You said the war would be over last Memorial Day.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19415358789270066662016-01-09T16:31:39.091-05:002016-01-09T16:31:39.091-05:00Hillary isn’t having a good week, what with her em...Hillary isn’t having a good week, what with her emails showing that she was snipping off security classifications to mail around sensitive documents from her bathroom server, and now this? The only one out of the GOP field that she can manage to beat (or at least tie) is Bush, and he’s currently polling slightly behind “Having Your Wisdom Teeth Removed By A Squirrel.”<br /><br />But let’s return to Gerson’s premise for a moment and the future of the Enterprise of Squalid Prejudice. Perhaps it’s just me, but I think that Michael is missing a rather key point as to what’s happening inside the GOP these days. Trump’s policies, such as they are, don’t seem to have much to do with his popularity. Some of our readers long ago reached a conclusion about the current state of the GOP establishment which took others among us a bit longer to grasp. There was a “Let it Burn” theme to the feedback we were getting even before Trump got into the race. I’ll confess that I was far afield from that point of view last spring, but the recent passage of the omnibus spending bill really seemed to bring a lot more people on board with the idea that the current state of affairs simply wasn’t acceptable.<br /><br />While Gerson frets over Donald Trump “destroying the Republican Party” there were obviously already a lot of voters out there who weren’t seeing such a prospect as a particularly bad thing. In fact, one of the biggest concerns being aired was the possibility that The Donald might win the most votes and delegates in the primary and then see the nomination stolen from him at the convention by a coalition of party establishment regulars. If that turns out to be the case, then I’m afraid it truly will be the end of the party as we know it for a at least a decade, if not a generation. To a somewhat lesser extent the same could be said of Ted Cruz, a man not quite so “outside Washington” as Trump, but still despised by many of his colleagues in the establishment for upsetting the apple cart entirely.<br /><br />But what happens if Trump takes the nomination and then, as this poll suggests is increasingly possible, goes on to defeat Hillary for the presidency? Well… we’ll have lived to see interesting times. I have no predictions as to what comes after that, but rest assured that I’ll keep my seat belt fastened and my table tray locked in the upright position.<br /><br />http://hotair.com/archives/2016/01/09/trump-will-destroy-the-republican-party-by-leading-hillary-in-the-polls/<br /><br />***************<br />20% of Democrats say they'd vote for Trump:<br /><br /><br />Trump Could Win It All<br />A new survey shows a sizable number of Democrats ready to defect from Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump.<br />The Associated Press<br /><br />Trump's the one?<br />By James Warren<br />Jan. 8, 2016, at 4:00 p.m.<br />+ More<br /><br />So if Donald Trump proved the political universe wrong and won the Republican presidential nomination, he would be creamed by Hillary Clinton, correct?<br /><br />A new survey of likely voters might at least raise momentary dyspepsia for Democrats since it suggests why it wouldn't be a cakewalk.<br /><br />The survey by Washington-based Mercury Analytics is a combination online questionnaire and "dial-test" of Trump's first big campaign ad among 916 self-proclaimed "likely voters" (this video shows the ad and the dial test results). It took place primarily Wednesday and Thursday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percent.<br /><br /><i><b>Nearly 20 percent of likely Democratic voters say they'd cross sides and vote for Trump, while a small number, or 14 percent, of Republicans claim they'd vote for Clinton. When those groups were further broken down, a far higher percentage of the crossover Democrats contend they are "100 percent sure" of switching than the Republicans.</b></i><br /><br />http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-01-08/new-poll-shows-donald-trump-is-a-real-threat-to-hillary-clinton<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50760166901999675792016-01-09T16:29:26.529-05:002016-01-09T16:29:26.529-05:00Hillary is toast.
Now losing to ALL the Republica...Hillary is toast.<br /><br />Now losing to ALL the Republicans:<br /><br />Trump will destroy the Republican party by… leading Hillary in the polls<br />posted at 1:01 pm on January 9, 2016 by Jazz Shaw<br /><br /> Share on Facebook<br /> 5<br /> 5 SHARES<br /><br />So this morning I was reading this piece by Michael Gerson in the Washington Post where he explained how Donald Trump winning the GOP nomination would rip the heart out of the Republican Party. In case you’re wondering if I’m engaging in a bit of hyperbole at Michael’s expense, the actual title of the article is, Trump’s nomination would rip the heart out of the Republican Party.<br /><br /> Every Republican of the type concerned with winning in November has been asking the question (at least internally): “What if the worst happens?” …<br /><br /> Cruz’s nomination would represent the victory of the hard right — religious right and tea party factions — within the Republican coalition. After he loses, the ideological struggles within the GOP would go on.<br /><br /> No, the worst outcome for the party would be the nomination of Donald Trump. It is impossible to predict where the political contest between Trump and Hillary Clinton would end up. Clinton has manifestly poor political skills, and Trump possesses a serious talent for the low blow. But Trump’s nomination would not be the temporary victory of one of the GOP’s ideological factions. It would involve the replacement of the humane ideal at the center of the party and its history. If Trump were the nominee, the GOP would cease to be. <br /><br />Gerson goes on to opine that Trumps nomination would reduce the Republican Party to “an enterprise of squalid prejudice.” But he also notes that he has no idea how Trump might fare in the general election against Hillary Clinton because she has, “manifestly poor political skills” while The Donald is a master of the “low blow.”<br /><br />If nothing else, there’s a new poll out from Fox News today which might answer at least one of Michael’s questions for him. The poll begins with the usual list of numbers for the GOP primary which we’ve seen too many times to count and aren’t worth any fresh analysis here today. Trump 35, Cruz 20, Rubio 13, Carson 10, Bush 4, Fiorina 3, blah, blah, blah, blah.<br /><br />But then we get to the general election head to head match-ups and things get a bit more interesting.<br /><br /> Clinton currently ties or trails the Republicans in each of the possible 2016 matchups tested.<br /><br /> Rubio (50-41 percent) and Cruz (50-43 percent) perform best against the presumptive Democratic nominee. Rubio has a nine-point advantage and Cruz is up by seven.<br /><br /> Trump tops Clinton by three points (47-44 percent) and Bush ties at 44 percent each.<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76175113531240429612016-01-09T15:23:16.735-05:002016-01-09T15:23:16.735-05:00As for the idea that Assad and the Russians will b...As for the idea that Assad and the Russians will be losing the war with the Islamic State ...<br /><br />It runs against the reality of recent events.<br /><br />The idea that Hezbollah was ever an existential threat to Israel is shown to be a fallacy.<br />The 1,200 to 1,500 KIA they have suffered in Syria is said to be a third of their strength.<br />That would have put their complete contingent at around 4,500 combatants.<br />If 4,500 combatants, set in a defensive posture in Lebanon represented an existential threat to Israel, well then, Israel is a hollow shell.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46623338203555203242016-01-09T13:49:43.201-05:002016-01-09T13:49:43.201-05:00The Iraqis are learning, along with US military, t...The Iraqis are learning, along with US military, to utilize the "Rat Doctrine".<br />They are both rather slow learners, but they ae both making progress.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.com