War & Peace: August 2003 Archives

I was reminded of this phrase from The Princess Bride just now, as I read this infuriating article from Fox News. (Well, what did I expect?!?!)

If the war is over, how can this be "one of the major battles of the first war of the 21st century"? And does he really expect us to believe this drivel? "They want to fight us there because they can't stand the thought of a free society in the Middle East. They hate freedom. They hate the thought of a democracy emerging."

As I said, I'm not sure Bush has an understanding of the word "freedom". The Iraqis did not know freedom under Saddam Hussein, that's for sure. But they don't have freedom now either. It's like saying, "Sure, I'm holding your arms down, but at least I'm not punching you in the stomach!"

Mr. President? Go to your computer and read Riverbend's and Salam Pax's blogs. You do know how to use a computer, right?

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I think, by the way, that their new slogan ought to be "We distort. You comply." What are they gonna do about it? It's parody! It's protected! Go ahead and sue me! Nyah nyah! (I'm so mature.)

From Salam Pax's blog today

bad scene, very bad scene...was there about an hour after it happened. really bad. very quick response from the American military, the helicopters with red crosses on them were going back and forth and there wer always three waiting to get the poeple to hospitals. ambulances going back and forth. the whole area cordoned off. the worst was having to talk to people who have relative and family in there. it is a car bombed there is no question about it.
you realize this is the second car bomb, the jordanian embassy.
there is a friggin' Iraqi idiot now on Jazeera saying that the security responsibility should be given over to the Iraqi Governing Council. Fuck off, this is not about American presence in Iraq. these attacks have nothing to do with the so called resistance. These are fucking idiots who destroying all the efforts to help this country get back on it's feet. the fucking Governing Council could not control this mess the moment the Coalition Forces move out we are plunged in chaos. We have entered a dark dark tunnel and we have no idea what will happen now

This is from a guy who is normally quite critical of our little incursion into his country. But he's right. We broke it, we bought it. How are we going to fix it?

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