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Thursday, December 15, 2005
Catch and Release
Well this embarrassing story taints an otherwise good news day. Apparently Zarqawi was caught and subsequently released because Iraqi security forces didn't recognize him. Oh well, at least they're getting close. And how far away could he get? Hmm. Probably pretty far. Well shit.
Anyway, some good news today including good Sunni turnout in the Iraqi elections. I'm holding off hope until we see a secular majority or at least substantial minority elected. It would be unfortunate after all this death to only end up with another Iran. And speaking of Iran, has anyone been paying attention to this Ahmadinijad jackass? As Jon Stewart has pointed out many times, it looks like our invasion might have been one letter off. It sounds like this guy has the potential to be, dare I mention the name, another Hitler. Think about it, ultra-right wing, anti-semetic, muslim fundie, making fiery speeches demanding Israel be wiped off the map and denying the holocaust while attempting to build a nuclear-weapons program. If we were to invade Iran because of this guy, I would not be surprised, especially if he isn't tossed out any time soon. All he needs is a Reichstag fire, some emergency powers, and an invasion into Iraq or Afghanistan and it could be a perfect shitstorm. Enough of foreign news though, it has little to do with giving up. |
2 Comments:
The thought of invading Iran scares the pants off me. I think we would lose, and I don't mean in the way we're losing the Iraq war. I mean really lose. The first thing that scares me is the relative size of Iran vs Iraq:
Iran:
1.648 million sq km
68,017,860 people
Iraq:
437,072 sq km
26,074,906 people
Now lets factor in that Iraq hadn't imported anything except band-aids in the 10 years prior to our current war because of sanctions. They're kicking our butts with bombs made with washing machine timers.
Iran, on the other hand, just bought $700 million worth of defensive Russian military hardware about 10 days ago. Yikes. Their infrastructure works, their cars run, and they have thing like replacement parts (and can get more). Fighting them would be very difficult.
When I hear the phrase "invade Iran" I feel like putting my finger to my lips and going, "Shhhhhhh!"
-Jeff
12:50 PM, December 16, 2005
Well, that's the problem with the crazy anti-semetic dictators. They are often prepared for war because no one says such crazy shit unless they're getting ready to pick a major fight. That's all I'm saying. This man's ideology strikes me as one that might lead to liebestraum.
5:39 PM, December 16, 2005
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