Big Effin' Mess
 

Wow! Aside from taking longer than I was thinking at the time (which I admitted in the post was a WAG), I was remarkably prescient. You should read my stuff with more respect!

Ann Coulter
 

Don't worry Diane, you're safe. these guys won't really put you on ignore- if they did they wouldn't be able to know when to PM Ty and claim one of your posts was offensive and needed the old delete treatment.

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Are the flowers in Syria, too?

A Big Opportunity
 

The Baathist's party main goal was the unification of the Arab people. The Baathist party took over in Syria and Iraq and yet they were not even able to unite those two countrys. If the US invaded Syria and United it with Iraq the US would have done more for Arab nationalism than anyone including Nasser. I think we should do it.

A Big Opportunity
 

I have no doubt you do think that.

A Big Opportunity
 

if you understand his thinking so well, how come you're always not understanding his posts?

Ann Coulter
 

If you prick me, do I not bleed?

Big Effin' Mess
 

Hint: 1. How many troops are in Iraq? 2. How many people live in California?

If it's so safe there, I'm surprised more Young Republicans and College Republicans aren't signing up.

Ann Coulter
 

Dunno. We'll have to try. Step forward so that I may slay thee.

Ann Coulter
 

wear gloves and googles.

For the record
 

Heh. From a healthcare attorney ranting about medicare part D (and especially http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pdps on a relevant listserv:

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I wasn't doing the referring, Spanky, I was just reporting some of the predictions that SHP may have been referring to when you said "cite."

S_A_M

P.S. This is really a small point, but don't you think that Cheney speaks for the administration?

P.P.S. Wrt Rumsfeld's six days/weeks/months quote -- I recall that he was talking about the conventional war -- which had begun. He was exactly right. While the invasion of Iraq was risky for any number of reasons, no one had any doubt that we'd win the fight.

However, no one in power seems to have anticipated the unconventional war to follow. They even denied it was an insurgency for several months.

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Hell, Rumsfeld doesn't even want to call it an insurgency now.

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Where did I do that, Hank?

SHP said he heard the predictions. Spanky says "cite". I sez, here are a few.

Its not ALL about Bush. Although the bastard did lie, and people died.

;)

S_A_M

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I liked this part. Thank God for a professional military with officers and senior enlisted generally inculcated with democratic ideals and a respect for human rights:

"At another point in their news conference, Rumsfeld and Pace [Gen. Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff], had an unusual exchange in which Rumsfeld corrected his senior military adviser, only to have Pace gently insist that it was the defense secretary who was wrong.

"A reporter asked Pace what U.S. commanders in Iraq are supposed to do if they find Iraqi forces abusing prisoners. Pace replied that if inhumane treatment is observed it is a service member's duty to stop it.

"'I don't think you mean they have an obligation to physically stop it — it's to report it,' Rumsfeld said, turning to Pace.

"Replied the general: 'If they are physically present when inhumane treatment is taking place, sir, they have an obligation to try to stop it.'"

S_A_M