tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post6345580806842894695..comments2024-03-16T02:16:54.082-07:00Comments on Vagabond Scholar: Scratch That Victory ItchBatocchiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-19386618328371718022009-12-03T10:49:02.087-08:002009-12-03T10:49:02.087-08:00Why are politicians unable to say that the war was...Why are politicians unable to say that the war was a stupid thing to get into so we are going to quit being stupid and get out? America's machismo will not be harmed in the minds of the evil drooling dictators lurking in the shadows. The evil doers will be shocked that the U.S. was smart enough to drop a bad strategy for one that makes sense rather than the one that only profits a segment of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-54192712858066437492009-12-03T10:15:12.820-08:002009-12-03T10:15:12.820-08:00Noni, I'm not sure either - although pretty mu...Noni, I'm not sure either - although pretty much everyone knowledgeable I've heard has urged that America get out. I'll post links to their stuff in the coming weeks. I think humanitarian aid and the like definitely has its place, which I think is what you're getting at. However, that probably needs to go through non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or other foreign groups Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-65866191837908434752009-12-03T05:54:59.912-08:002009-12-03T05:54:59.912-08:00If we believe we in the west ought to meddle in Af...If we believe we in the west ought to meddle in Afghan affairs, which I don't entirely dismiss, then the real question ought to be "In what way can the west deploy their considerable power and influence to shift Afghan culture in more equitable and reasonable directions?"<br /><br />Somehow, "By shooting them and dropping bombs" has seemed kind of counterintuitive.<br /><Noni Mausahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198589990083966806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14857092.post-14476257615014698242009-12-02T07:31:57.099-08:002009-12-02T07:31:57.099-08:00Oh, Bat!
Your title is sooooooo droll.
And you a...Oh, Bat!<br /><br />Your title is sooooooo droll.<br /><br />And you are so right.<br /><br />Thanks for the link, sweetie.<br /><br />SCirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.com