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2004-08-21 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Fred & Dan Darling 2004-08-21 10:49:36 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Crap.

Don't get me wrong, I'm elated that this is over, but I kinda wish we'd have either take-out Tater or fried Tater McPieces . . . I wonder if we can catch him before he ~~returns with another army determined to fight to the last drop of blood~~ ~~hides under whatever rock he crawled out of~~ makes it to the Iran/Iraq border?

Posted by The Doctor 2004-08-21 11:11:17 AM|| 2004-08-21 11:11:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I have mixed feelings about tater getting away. Think of it this way. We were killing them at a ratio of 100 to 1. Tater will rally up more Shia, more Iranians, and more Hezzbula and rise again, and we will kill them at a ratio of 100 to 1 again, and again. Eventually bleeding them white of all of the idiots and fools.

This is like a roach motel because they are drawn to Najaf rather than striking throughout the country. We know where they are, and we don't have to go into Iran or Syria to get them.

There really is some advantage to letting Tater escape.

Posted by Yank 2004-08-21 1:22:59 PM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-08-21 1:22:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Tater has r-u-n-n-o-f-t to ~~fight~~ blather another day. I'm with Yank. Tater brings a new crop of moron gunnies and we mow them down, so we attrit them. He then decides to negotiate. Clerics like angioplasty al Sistani do not use their moral authority to shut down the Tater. Rinse, lather repeat. I guess that is what has to be done now.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-08-21 1:49:21 PM|| 2004-08-21 1:49:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 It's natural selection. Unfortunately, weeding out the weak leaves you with a tougher enemy that is unencumbered by fools. Meanwhile, back here, we still have all our fools to contend with, at least until Election Day.

Posted by Tom 2004-08-21 4:22:29 PM|| 2004-08-21 4:22:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Al Sistani to Tater: "Hand over the keys and no, you're not getting the security deposit back either".

Posted by JDB 2004-08-21 8:22:44 PM|| 2004-08-21 8:22:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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