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2006-01-30 Iraq

US in direct talks with Iraqi insurgent groups

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-01-30 04:19|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How far do we want to take this "democracy" thing. Hitler and the Japanese militarists led popular governments; is it unconscionable to withhold respect for the will of the partisans who backed genocidal and agressive regimes? Why do Muslim animals get preferred treatment?

When the US leaves Iraq in the present context, a Shiite tyranny will be in place. I have no doubt that al-Sadr would likely both assume power shortly thereafter, and would deliver the commitments that he made to Teheran in his 2004 visit. If that occurs, America will have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to deliver the Middle East oil fields to its mortal enemies. Somebody is both morally and strategically blind.

Since 9-11, every Secular government or movement in the Middle East has been on the ropes. That atrocity should have been the beginning of the end of Islamofascism, instead jihadism is the ruling idea in all of the enemy tyrannies.

Posted by Shans Grinetle6721 2006-01-30 08:27|| 2006-01-30 08:27|| Front Page Top

#2 When the US leaves Iraq

Based on the experience in Germany and Japan, that'll be a long time coming. Lot's of things will change by then.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-01-30 08:33|| 2006-01-30 08:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Shans,

It is certainly true that not all is rosy in Iraq, but it is very doubtful that tater will ever gain much power in Iraq. The other parts of the UIA distrust him, including Sistani.

As you point out, tater is close with the Mullahs. However, you underestimate the anti-Iranian sentiment in Iraq. A lot of families lost sons in the Iran-Iraq war and anger is still white hot in many clans.

Posted by mhw 2006-01-30 11:07|| 2006-01-30 11:07|| Front Page Top

#4 $10 SEZ Shans is NaziFartus. Still trolling BDS, just trying to be more circumspect. SOS.

Posted by .com 2006-01-30 13:26|| 2006-01-30 13:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Add that tenner to the beer fund, .com. You're absolutely dead on, as his IP address shows.

Posted by lotp 2006-01-30 13:58|| 2006-01-30 13:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Heh, lotp. Not much of a challenge, heh. I'll go hit PayPal for $10 now - a pitcher or two on me at the next Rantapalooza.

Now about the troll...
;-)

Posted by .com 2006-01-30 14:05|| 2006-01-30 14:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Direct descendant of Rex the Wonder Troll.

Posted by 6 2006-01-30 16:35|| 2006-01-30 16:35|| Front Page Top

#8 This is good:

http://libertyandculture.blogspot.com/

Posted by Shans Grinetle6721 2006-01-30 17:38|| 2006-01-30 17:38|| Front Page Top

#9 I just invested $25 in a set of troll-hooks, .com. I'll let you borrow them when you wish. The number 2.00's are a tad small, but some 5.4 trebles work great. Attached by braided barbed wire to a #6 truncheon, in six places. Just snag and lift...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-01-30 17:52|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-01-30 17:52|| Front Page Top

#10 $10 SEZ Shans is NaziFartus. Still trolling BDS, just trying to be more circumspect. SOS

Whoever it is, it's posting from Alberta.

Posted by Pappy 2006-01-30 18:45|| 2006-01-30 18:45|| Front Page Top

#11 Maybe it's just me, but isn't trying to divide your enemy, and split off his support, like, one of the major strategies that gets used and reused over the ages?

I remember that in the Punic Wars Hannibal was always trying to peel away the Romans' allies, and vice versa.

It's also one of the things that Sun Tzu discussed at length (or at least as close as he would get to "at length") in his work.

Posted by Phil 2006-01-30 18:46|| 2006-01-30 18:46|| Front Page Top

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