tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602934.post112902824863343991..comments2024-01-27T02:17:16.331-05:00Comments on clark stooksbury: Fishing for ExcusesClarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04496378286694267020noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602934.post-1129322222880746042005-10-14T16:37:00.000-04:002005-10-14T16:37:00.000-04:00"would feel dirty if America stood by "I am glad y..."would feel dirty if America stood by "<BR/><BR/>I am glad you can now feel squeaky clean at the expense of your countrymen who now reside in cemeteries. Oh, not to mention all those collateral Iraqis.<BR/><BR/>Of course, if all your writing comes after getting off patrol in Sadr City, then you have my apologies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602934.post-1129159244325049492005-10-12T19:20:00.000-04:002005-10-12T19:20:00.000-04:00If Saddam is Hitler, Bush is FDR.If Saddam is Hitler, Bush is FDR.nenhumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795387402382646402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602934.post-1129085258116681182005-10-11T22:47:00.000-04:002005-10-11T22:47:00.000-04:00"About the math. Wasn't mine. I attribute the figu..."About the math. Wasn't mine. I attribute the figure to the Iraqi Forum for Democracy, who should know."<BR/><BR/>You couldn't conclude on your own that 1 million isn't 10 percent of Iraq's population? Or that anyone who throws out such a figure is not credible?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602934.post-1129067708391327152005-10-11T17:55:00.000-04:002005-10-11T17:55:00.000-04:00You're right, it is sad. Why is it so hard to make...You're right, it is sad. Why is it so hard to make the case for taking out a fascist dictator guilty of crimes against humanity and with nuclear ambitions? Shouldn't be, but it is.....I think that's crazy...<BR/><BR/>You seem to confuse supporting the military operation to take out Saddam with being Pro-Bush or pro-Republican. I support "The War" because it is the morally right thing to do and would feel dirty if America stood by while Saddam remained at large thumbing his nose at the weapons inspectors while collecting nuclear weapons. And don't confuse the policies of the Cold War-era with those of the Post-Cold War, Post 9/11-era.<BR/><BR/>About the math. Wasn't mine. I attribute the figure to the Iraqi Forum for Democracy, who should know.<BR/><BR/>I am now working on a piece about whether the post-war planning was botched. I am not so sure it was. There is always bound to be an insurgancy, particularly in Islamic countries. There is always bound to be anti-war sentiment at home. It is impossible to guard against roadside bombs and Arabs sneaking across the borders to join the fight. I think we've done well, considering how our hands are tied in the fight for hearts and minds.<BR/><BR/>I won't apologize for Reagan. No excuse for him not intervening to stop the Kurdish genocide. That is my point. America must intervene...Should have intervened in 1988. Should have taken out Saddam in the First Gulf War two years later. Should have intervened before Saddam got nuclear weapons and used them on...the Kurds? The Saudis? The Israelis? The US? Oh, wait, we did. Thank God.Existential Journalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722359782887100675noreply@blogger.com