Saturday, October 22, 2005
[posted by jaed at 10:50 PM]The song remains the same, 2001-2005
In re Afghanistan, 2001-2002:
- "graveyard of empires"
- "natural warriors"
- "quagmire"
- "the holy month of Ramadan"
- "the brutal Afghan winter"
- "Millions of Afghans will starve to death."
- "The Arab street will explode."
In re Iraq, 2002-2003:
- "hundreds of thousands of refugees"
- "Saddam will use his chemical weapons against our troops."
- "quagmire"
- "isolated and without allies"
- "the brutal Iraqi summer"
- "The Arab street will explode."
In re Iraq, 2004-2005:
- "looming civil war"
- "Arabs need a strong hand and won't be able to handle democracy."
- "Iraqi insurgents"
- "quagmire"
- "The Iraqis will be scared away from the polls."
- "The Sunni street will explode."
I should count my blessings.
At least people have stopped talking about how we need "an exit strategy".
