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2008-07-07 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Sherry 2008-07-07 16:17|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 I agree with Surber's reasoning, on all counts. 'Bama looks to me like a worthless POS who would be a complete unknown if not for his skin color. If, however, we as a nation are dumb enough to elect him because of that, we deserve what we get. I, though, will not be living in America during the 2008-2012 period if he gets elected.

Posted by Lumpy Spusoth6394 2008-07-07 17:52|| 2008-07-07 17:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Count me as one of the 30%. We will miss this president.

Posted by bman 2008-07-07 18:00|| 2008-07-07 18:00|| Front Page Top

#3 It really got my spider sense tingling when that little bit came out about John McCain visiting the Basilica in Mexico City, and bringing both Lieberman and *Jeb Bush* along.

Someday, in four, eight, or twelve years, maybe we will be lucky enough to have another Bush Presidency.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-07-07 19:11|| 2008-07-07 19:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Any protractive, so-called "NEW COLD WAR" in the ME vv IRAN + Radical Islamism in reality can't be timewise. THE ISLAMIST REGIONAL-GLOBAL JIHAD WAS NOT BEGUN TO FIGHT DECADES OF US-USSR-STYLE DETENTE, COEXISTENCE,+ PERENNIAL RAPPROCHEMENT WID NON-ISLAM/ISLAMISM. Radical Islam is aware that, all things equal, the odds of ISLAMIST/
JIHADIC VICTORY IS SLIM TO NON-EXISTENCE TO BEGIN WITH, GIVEN THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL POTENCY OF THE JUDAEO-CHRISTIAN = WEST-ALIGNED, NON-ISLAMIC WORLD STATES, ESPEC THE USA + NATO.

In addition, WORLD MILITARY HISTORY > MILPOL UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE = GUERILLA/BRUSH WARS, etc. TEND TO END ONLY WHEN ONE SIDE IS COMPLETELY SUBORNED IFF NOT DESTROYED.

In essence, there can be no so-called "NEW COLD WAR" espec PROTRACTIVE CO-EXISTENCE becuz Radical Islam, etc. itself doesn't believe there can be. EVEN THE COLD WAR SOVIETS + COMMIES BELIEVED THAT
"STRATEGIC PARITY", SHORT - OR LONG-TERM, PERENNIALLY FAVORED THE US-NATO + CAPITALISM, NOT COMMUNISM + SOCIALISM.

Lastly, as a reminder NET > NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION > gives impetus to many Old and New Nuke States to adopt and prioritize PREEMPTIVE WAR/MILPOL NATIONAL STRATEGIES includ "BOLT-FROM-THE-BLUE/SURPRISE ATTACKS", + also MISSLE-SPACE DEFENSE AMAP ASAP.

NO US-IRAN WAR 2008-2010 or 2012 + PAN-ISLAMIST NUCLEARIZATION > AFTER 2010, tts going to be politically harder for US-Allied Govts.= Politicos to engage in POST COLD WAR/9-11
"UNILATERALISM" MilAction(s) WIDOUT FEAR OF NUCLEAR RETALIATION = MAJOR NUKE-WMDS CATASTROPHIC ENEMY COUNTERRESPONSE.

The time for the US-West/Allies to support and induce PAN-ISLAMIC PRO-DEMOCRATIC LIBERTAR SECULAR REFORMS IS NOW.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-07-07 20:31|| 2008-07-07 20:31|| Front Page Top

#5 See "Save the World 2: the Iran Page"

Posted by McZoid 2008-07-07 21:16|| 2008-07-07 21:16|| Front Page Top

#6 I look for Obama to be a path of least resistance guy if he gets elected. He doesn't have the fiber to deal with things like this, so he'll stick his head in the sand like Bill and pretend it isn't happening.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-07 21:49|| 2008-07-07 21:49|| Front Page Top

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