Comments on: Iran and Iraq

By: James Gimian

James Gimian — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:32:45 +0000

A minor point, but I want to thank you for pointing out that the quote about keeping your friends close but your enemies closer is not in fact from Sun Tzu but appears in Godfather II. Surely it's an old adage, but it definitely appears nowhere in writings attributed to Sun Tzu.

By: creditos

creditos — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:14:15 +0000

Iraq: A Hopeless Cause It has been far to long and I am sick and tired of our country fighting a war we don't need. With all the problems in our country, why are we concerning ourselves more with others. It has been 4 1/2 years too long and we need to take action NOW!!!! The Bush Administration needs to take a closer look at their Bible, "remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother's eye." (Matthew 7:5) While America has been paying attention to every other country, the U.S. has been experiencing economic problems, unemployment, a stalled housing market, and a growing deficit. Every day we fight this war all of those problems listed worsen, and as they worsen our country fails it's citizens more and more. If we don't end this war now it will never end. The world is moving to fast for us to waste time on meaningless conflicts. Carlos Menendez Creditos

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America Deserves Iraq, Part 2 | Prose Before Hos — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:36:00 +0000

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By: DesertJeff

DesertJeff — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:00:38 +0000

Slight correction: Unless he's lost a lot of weight and gotten a dye job, that ain't Talabani.

OK, I found the photo. That's Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

By: Scott_T

Scott_T — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:43:39 +0000

Probably because Iran (or the Mullah) have been funding Shiite Death-Squads which kill Iraqi civilians.

Even if they are Sunni, not really a voter for Iraqi President Talabani who's Shiite IIRC, still one of Talabani's constituents.

Imagine Mexico's president Fox meeting with Bush, while drug-gangs Fox funds are killing New Yorkers, or Berkerly-rites.

By: SavageView

SavageView — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:14:47 +0000

Who said $3 trillion couldn't buy peace in the Middle East?

By: Callimachus

Callimachus — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:43:45 +0000

With due acknowledgement of my ignorance, it's possible WR (whoever he may be, and I'm sure he doesn't know me, either) and I agreed on nothing about Iraq between 2002 and today. Especially if he was fundamentally against the war all along. Yet, today, our paths cross and what he wrote is exactly what I felt.

By: WR

WR — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:32:42 +0000

How about the fact that the president of Iran, whom our government calls an agent of evil and a dictator, is welcomed for a full state visit in the country we "liberated" while our own president has to sneak in unannounced for surprise visits because his security can't be guaranteed even by our 150,000 troops?

Yup, we've really made an ally out of Iraq. Mission accomplished!