tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post7347258962512477016..comments2007-05-28T13:09:35.417-05:00daveawayfromhomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-84064659575878900172007-05-28T13:09:00.000-05:002007-05-28T13:09:00.000-05:00I have long maintained that the proper iconic image of this war should be the cheap made-in-china magnetic "I support the troops" sticker on the back on a Humvee. I mean, think about it for a moment- it really says it all: I support the troops, but not enough to stop driving a gas hog so they don't have to go die for my oil addiction. I support the troops so long as it's not my little Johnny having to haul an M-16 through some hellhole. I support the troops, but still buy cheap foreign good. I support the troops, so long as it doesn't damage my paint job.<BR/><BR/>And I'll tell you how this war is going to cost us. It'll cost us in two different ways. First, it'll cost us in international prestige. No longer are we the shining beacon of civilization (if, indeed, we ever really were). And second, and more expensive, we'll pay for it in more 9-11's. Billions of people are now pissed as hell at us, which means thousands will be deciding that dying while killing Americans isn't such a bad idea.<BR/><BR/>Brian Hurt (bhurt -at- spnz.org)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-90628796670003649842007-05-25T00:58:00.000-05:002007-05-25T00:58:00.000-05:00Ration gas..that will piss most everyone off.<BR/><BR/>Fucking awesome.Dustyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06698117410778232102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-60236142709561613162007-05-04T18:19:00.000-05:002007-05-04T18:19:00.000-05:00kind of the other view of the look i am currently trying to get people to look at. excellent!<BR/><BR/>about as likely though as bush avoiding malprops for an hour.rev. billy bob gisher ©2005http://www.blogger.com/profile/08295810077239454721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13102910.post-34611257033693996342007-05-04T10:38:00.000-05:002007-05-04T10:38:00.000-05:00This is the best commentary I've seen <I>anywhere</I> on US options in the Iraq mess. The key point is (as you noted) that the US lacks the will to do what is required, and thanks to the failures in leadership so far may not even have the ability any longer. It takes time to train troops and rebuild an army, and the nation foolishly squandered both time and troops to indulge a handful of dreamers in their imperial fantasies. Building an American Empire on the cheap was never a realistic goal, and those among us who fantasized about a <I>Pax Americana</I> in the power vacuum left after the collapse of the Soviet Empire at the end of the Cold War are all guilty of not merely wishful thinking, but out and out hubris. This isn't a Republican or Democratic problem; this is an American problem. We bought into the notion that our problems could be solved by military action, that we could fight a war without sacrifice (on our part), and that the best place to fight it was on somebody else's territory.<BR/><BR/>I thought this was a great post the first time I saw it, and I think it's still great. I wish the options were different with all my heart--but wishful thinking is what got us into this mess in the first place. I didn't check to see what changes you made, but it looks fine to me. Good luck.sbhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074136019151416282noreply@blogger.com