tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post116405316639569784..comments2023-10-24T08:33:10.354-04:00Comments on Reformed Leftist (& Friends): 'War on Terror,' or terrible war?: an 'Economist' correspondent considersPaul Huehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164459310499557812006-11-25T07:55:00.000-05:002006-11-25T07:55:00.000-05:00Nadir wrote: ======================At what step ha...Nadir wrote: ======================<BR/>At what step have we seen anything other than absolute failure?<BR/>===================================<BR/><BR/>1. Massive US casualties during the invasion.<BR/>2. Massive violence if the first elections preceded as scheduled, leading to low turnout.<BR/>3. A certain "October Surprise"?<BR/>4. The Kurdish area is doing well enough that if all of Iraq werePaul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164406368981694392006-11-24T17:12:00.000-05:002006-11-24T17:12:00.000-05:00"You and Nadir have predicted absolute failure in ..."You and Nadir have predicted absolute failure in every step, which has been wrong; and Bush has predicted unbridled victory in every step, which has also been wrong."<BR/><BR/>At what step have we seen anything other than absolute failure?<BR/><BR/>I also agree with Tom's response to 911. To date no search for the perpetrators has been conducted. Robert Mueller has admitted that there is no Nadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674871983955369648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164136013986629142006-11-21T14:06:00.000-05:002006-11-21T14:06:00.000-05:00Tom: (I assume you know that Mecca is a city in SA...Tom: (I assume you know that Mecca is a city in SA, and that no US military base ever existed there.) <BR/><BR/>I would have gone along with such a plan, had that been the sitting president's response. It certainly represents a logical approach, and I would have given it a chance to work, with hopes that it would. It's actually quite libertarian, which is my natural style:<BR/><BR/>Withdraw all Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164117817056555292006-11-21T09:03:00.000-05:002006-11-21T09:03:00.000-05:00After 9/11, here was my response plan.1) Global in...After 9/11, here was my response plan.<BR/>1) Global investigation to track down the perps.<BR/>2) Pull military bases out of Mecca (Saudi Arabia), which the Bush Ad. actually did a year or two ago, figuring Iraq would provide a safe harbor for bases.<BR/>3) Tell Isaael, not another penny in aid until new settlements are halted; no full restoration in aid until settlements are handed back to the Tom Philpotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628086253733653673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164089149003061662006-11-21T01:05:00.000-05:002006-11-21T01:05:00.000-05:00I agree with the vast majority of this article, th...I agree with the vast majority of this article, though as always I remain unclear as to which path is the best to take in response to 911. I have always stated that it seemed to me one logical response was to have done little or nothing, and that a big response might be a big mistake; and I've always been certain that most of the Homeland Security / Patriot Act expenses and prescriptions were Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.com