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2003-11-21 Iraq

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Posted by snellenr 2003-11-21 10:34:42 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Listen, habibi, it is not over yet. Let me explain this in simple terms. You have spilled a glass full of tomato juice on an already dirty carpet and now you have to clean up the whole room. Not all of the mess is your fault but you volunteered to clean it up. I bet if someone had explained it to you like that you would have been less hasty going on our Rambo-in-Baghdad trip.

To tell you the truth, I am glad that someone is doing the cleaning up, and thank you for getting rid of that scary guy with the hideous moustache that we had for president. But I have to say that the advertisements you were dropping from your B52s before the bombs fell promised a much more efficient and speedy service."

Given how many idiots keep saying "the US broke it" salaam's admission that it was terrible before and that its good we're there is very important, and im glad of it, especially as his opposition to the war gives him more credibility on the left.

I suspect Salaams perspective is shared by a large part of Sunni Arab opinion in Iraq,and as such its worth listening to.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-11-21 10:51:01 AM|| 2003-11-21 10:51:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The man is genius.

Posted by Brainiac 2003-11-21 11:36:48 AM|| 2003-11-21 11:36:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lileks is the greatest writer in the English language today . . . until Peggy Noonan comes back from hiatus, anyway.

Posted by Mike 2003-11-21 11:45:53 AM|| 2003-11-21 11:45:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 And his pimp hand is strong, God help the LLL if he ever gets a national forum

Posted by Brainiac 2003-11-21 11:47:50 AM|| 2003-11-21 11:47:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd also like to point out that Salam's been living the good life lately in LONDON. He hasn't been in Baghdad for many weeks, perhaps months. What exactly are his contributions to the reconstruction of his country?

He's also been posting more since Zeyad, Alaa, and the newer Iraqi bloggers have been stealing his thunder.

Pathetic.

Posted by Seafarious 2003-11-21 12:18:51 PM|| 2003-11-21 12:18:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Salam needs simply to get up from his keyboard, roll up his sleevies, walk out the door, and help our armies clean up, be it with a broom, information, or a gun.

He should spend no more than fifteen minutes per day blogging, and his subject should be what heâs done to make his country better that day.

Posted by The Kid 2003-11-21 3:27:36 PM|| 2003-11-21 3:27:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Instapundit linked to this and a number of reactions to it, including one by Dan Drezner that is a bit out of left field. Check out the comments on Drezner's site. Lots of support for Lileks, a bit for Drezner, and a few moonbat trolls to boot. It's a regular "Let the expletives fly!" over there.

Posted by Tibor 2003-11-21 3:36:22 PM|| 2003-11-21 3:36:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Salam Pax is an Arab. Demanding, yet never reciprocating - perfectly normal. He ignores the incredible number of shoulders required for him to stand at such a great height and be a celebrated and feted moron -- and heard by anyone except his nearest neighbor.

America is responsible of almost everything in his world that he enjoys: freedom, internet, fame, et al.

His countrymen and co-believers are responsible for almost all of the things in his world that he decrys and fears: violence, chaos, destruction, et al.

Salam Pax is an Arab. That is the actual point to be taken from this - and the problem.

Lileks Rocks.

Posted by tool of the jooos 2003-11-21 9:30:39 PM|| 2003-11-21 9:30:39 PM|| Front Page Top

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