tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post6014332988432088462..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: Mark Rowlands on IraqLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-63439591607383062822008-03-28T04:45:00.000-06:002008-03-28T04:45:00.000-06:00Some odd opinions on this one, it must be an ameri...Some odd opinions on this one, it must be an american thing :)The Celtic Chimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570106602777322387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-34014691182460545952008-03-27T16:19:00.000-06:002008-03-27T16:19:00.000-06:00Good post. Of course, the War is a necessary part ...Good post. <BR/><BR/>Of course, the War is a necessary part of The Plan so there's no point in talking about what makes sense -- it's irrelevant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-45147486524540209172008-03-27T12:20:00.000-06:002008-03-27T12:20:00.000-06:00Some other problems with Rowlands' bit on its face...Some other problems with Rowlands' bit on its face:<BR/><BR/>"[There is] every indication that [the situation in Iraq] is going to get even worse if we should leave."<BR/><BR/>Problem is, a lot of those things that were predicted to occur "if we leave" <I>happened anyways</I>.<BR/><BR/>"If you decide this, then ‘best’ clearly means ‘best for you’."<BR/><BR/>So what? Rowlands is claiming this is self-evidently bad. He has to explicitly make that case.James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-35347624296528923082008-03-27T11:50:00.000-06:002008-03-27T11:50:00.000-06:00Just in case you were wondering how Iraq could pos...Just in case you were wondering how Iraq could possibly get worse, the US-backed Maliki government <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080327/ts_nm/iraq_dc;_ylt=AhQh4xsrWnp9chaGqz_7xeSs0NUE" REL="nofollow">just picked a big-ass fight</A> with the Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr. Wonder if the Sunnis will stay quiet while the Shiites are busy fucking each other up?<BR/><BR/>I really hope Taylor's not deployed in Basra or Baghdad. Shit.James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.com