Comments on: Iraq–Dawn of Hope or Audacity of Hubris?

By: chmoore

chmoore — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:36:59 +0000

I think Iraq will eventually become a country of rival factions, tenuously held in reluctant cooperation, with political favors used as manipulation, and that manipulation will be controlled by an iron-fisted dominant executive, who remarkably resembles Saddam Hussein.

Then we can all congratulate ourselves on what we accomplished.

Oh, I almost forgot, the embassy will have to be electrically re-wired.

By: hokma

hokma — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:02:38 +0000

I always knew that Iraq was going to be a success – yeah – in fact when Georgie came to me for advice on war strategy I told him he needed to surge in there – I knew he’s take my advice because I won ~~three~~ four purple hearts and 2 medals of honor – he was even willing to give me total control of the entire U.S. Defense apparatus but I told him that I was too busy with my new career as a heart surgeon – which I started after winning a Pulitzer Prize as a journalist for National ~~Enquirer~~ Geographic. Yeah – that’s the ticket!

By: foxyladi14

foxyladi14 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:56:16 +0000

i agree they should have stepped up to the plate years ago..

By: Valissa

Valissa — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:11:20 +0000

Good post Larry… I saw in the news today that Joe Biden is being sent over to Iraq and will now be heavily involved in whatever “solutions” are evolving. Joe has long been a big fan of the balkanization of Iraq, suggesting 3 loosely federated states (Shia, Sunni, Kurds) instead of a strong central gov’t. Given the way the MSM is spinning this assignment my guess is that Joe may be getting his chance to see how the receptive the Iraqis would be to this idea.

By: SAINTIXE56

SAINTIXE56 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:45:13 +0000

First point; we had nothing to do in Iraq, there was no AlQaida link in Iraq, there were no WMD. The only real thing was aside the Bush/Saddam feud was teh fact Saddam wanted to switch the petrol payment currency from US dollars to Euros.
We have made a mess of our very own making, we have been clueless about how to win and how to complete a war in afghanistan, and we are stupid when it comes to the management of our own POW, we did better in 1945. Barack team is naive and rather not good at been active not to mention pro-active. Europeans are worse as those who oppose the war enjoy to see us in the pit but refuse to see AlQaida is the one who wins at the end, and those who came along are rendered mute by shame of being wrong in the beginning. So we have people who were wrong who maybe right now, people who were right at the beginning who are certainly wrong and cowardly now.
lovely mess
starting to feel glad to be old and likely not to see the end of this uter despicable mess
dems are fools conservatives are idiots
and Uncle sam is footing the bill

By: TeakWoodKite

TeakWoodKite — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:11:53 +0000

After watching the clip, any sane person would have only one conclusion.

He is off his freaking rocker! Anyway, Glen Beck thinks he is “honest and a man of integraty”…nuff said.

By: HC123

HC123 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:54:22 +0000

“A bloody mess of balkanized provinces divided along sectarian and ethnic lines”

I am voting for that one.

Iraq isnt really a country, its more a matter of geography. A lot of the region is that way, seeing as many of the borders were drawn up for the convenience of French and English interests.

By: graywolf

graywolf — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:43:41 +0000

Sort of like kicking your 25 year old out of your basement. It’s time to go.
Iraq’s future has to be in their hands, sooner or later.
This is as a good time as any.

By: Karma

Karma — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:00:02 +0000

LOL

By: oowawa

oowawa — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:54:10 +0000

Right, Karma. I forgot about that. Joe Biden thought Iraq should be split up into 3 different areas–Kurds, Sunnis, & Shiites. Of course, Joe Biden is not allowed to take credit for anything: there’s only room for One Supreme Credit-Taker in Thee One’s administration! (However, blame is freely available to everyone else.)

By: Surfered

Surfered — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:30:45 +0000

Mr. Johnson, any comments on the remarks made by Michael Scheurer on the Glen Beck Show 6/30?

By: Karma

Karma — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:07:39 +0000

Of course, Biden will then take credit for suggesting long ago that Iraq split up along the same lines. By pointing to that violence as confirmation of his vision.

And I agree, the media will help BO/Biden with selling it all.

By: Tricia Spiegel

Tricia Spiegel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:59:15 +0000

I agree–the media will spin it as best they can to favor Obama, and may even supress disconfirming data. I have found in recent times that the BBC and news outlets from other countries tell me much more about what is truly happening in the world.

Very good post, Larry.

By: oowawa

oowawa — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:35:54 +0000

If Iraq goes in the shitter you can be sure we will see the Olympics of fingerpointing as the Obama and Bush crowds square off.

No matter what happens in Iraq, I believe that the sycophantic MSM will try to spin it into a victory for Barack Obama. If Iraq goes from bad to worse, Obama will be praised for getting us out of that hopeless hell-hole. Just like O is now touting the “jobs saved” in the face of rising unemployment, he will congratulate himself for the “lives saved” should there be mounting chaos in Iraq.

Thanks for the report, Larry. I agree that “a bloody mess of balkanized provinces divided along sectarian and ethnic lines” seems like the most likely outcome.

By: Diana L. C.

Diana L. C. — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:14:40 +0000

Thanks, BARB, for pointing out the concerns we should have for the other half of humanity. Peace will never come anywhere until everyone axknowledges that women’s rights are human rights.

Larry wrote:

But the key to power, as taught by Lenin, is in the barrel of a gun not the seat of the Congress.

I’d hate to think that it’s going to take huge female militias to solve the world’s problems. Thwere should be another way.