tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post1097260465038553403..comments2023-12-31T13:47:05.758+00:00Comments on Fat Man on a Keyboard: Green shootsThe Plumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244528534476387323noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-6907046087768948042009-02-06T10:39:00.000+00:002009-02-06T10:39:00.000+00:00It is interesting to ask the StWC faction – "We ar...It is interesting to ask the StWC faction – "We are all Hizbollah/Hamas/Ba'thists Now" – for their reaction to the free elections in Iraq. Furthermore, why were there none before 2003.<BR/><BR/>It is apparently still 'illegal'.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-71919383331828129672009-02-05T19:58:00.000+00:002009-02-05T19:58:00.000+00:00The catastrophists' motivation is deeply suspect. ...The catastrophists' motivation is deeply suspect. To quote Orwell during the WWII North African campaign: 'I met an MP who told me, on the steps of the Houses of Parliament, "I bet Rommel will be in Cairo within a month." What he meant, as I could see at a glance, was "I hope Rommel will be in Cairo within a month." Now I didn't hope anything of the kind, and so I could see that the chances of holding on to Egypt were pretty good.' I would like to see peace and some degree of democracy in Iraq, <I>even if</I> it makes GWB look a bit better.Tamburlaine the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757776584790279732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-92121169799163916212009-02-05T15:38:00.000+00:002009-02-05T15:38:00.000+00:00I absolutely don't wish catastrophe on Iraq, and I...I absolutely don't wish catastrophe on Iraq, and I sincerely hope that these elections signal that Iraq is moving towards a peaceful and democratic society. They're a victory for the Iraqi people and Iraqi civil society--not for George W Bush.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375230713040998061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-23103841611772317232009-02-04T21:13:00.000+00:002009-02-04T21:13:00.000+00:00Graeme - I hope it is not that important to you to...Graeme - I hope it is not that important to you to make sure that Bush was wrong in everything he ever did. At least not to the point where you would wish a catastrophic outcome upon Iraq only to prove yourself right.<BR/><BR/>Before you jump on my throat - I was against that war.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-67614053778055590452009-02-04T19:31:00.000+00:002009-02-04T19:31:00.000+00:00If it wasn't for George W, Saddam would still be i...If it wasn't for George W, Saddam would still be in power - so no elections (on the other hand, nor all the deaths).<BR/><BR/>I seem to remember well before the war a programme on ch 4 Dispatches which showed the extent of Saddam's development of WMD, including the development of biological warfare, and asking the question how long we in the west were going to allow this to go on. All this now seems to be forgotten.<BR/><BR/>see http://www.maplescombe.com/randw/index.htmlDorsetDipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612884207485991011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-27501151275108046332009-02-04T14:12:00.000+00:002009-02-04T14:12:00.000+00:00Or this could be despite George W Bush, not becaus...Or this could be despite George W Bush, not because of him.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375230713040998061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-37073607195414174712009-02-03T21:36:00.000+00:002009-02-03T21:36:00.000+00:00Regime change - Former yugoslavia, France after WW...Regime change - Former yugoslavia, France after WWII, etc - is always long and painful.<BR/><BR/>Its too early to pronounce George W a failure despite the universal chorus.DorsetDipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612884207485991011noreply@blogger.com