Michael Tomasky writes, in the American Prospect, very clearly and concisely what so many of us (maybe the majority?) are thinking and saying. I hope that good comes of the current war, and that is not an unreasonably optimistic belief. But, we’ve sure stepped on a lot of toes getting there.
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The answer, apparently, is ratings. All my coworkers are crowded around the lone TV in the office, watching CNN’s live coverage of the death and destruction.
Some things that cheer me, to some degree – the targets so far have all been military, not infrastructure. Also, we’ve only lost two US servicemembers to hostile fire and less than a dozen total so far.
Let’s get this over with and then follow through on our promise of humanitarian aid and infrastructure construction.
Yet another person who seems to think that attacking Iraq is defending ourselves or taking revenge for the 9/11 attacks.
Repeat after me, “There were no Iraqis among the hijackers.”
Maybe you’d also like to remember, over half the hijackers were Saudis, but Saudi Arabia is our friend so it’s impolite to mention.
This story, which is rather short on details (thankfully you may think), gives a quick reason for why anyone who is concerned with human rights and the suffering of innocent people should be involved in the current conflict.
I’m still not thrilled with the run-up to the war, and I think we’re going to be reaping the fruits of our ill-conceived methods of slapping our long-time friends around, but there are good reasons for going in. Resolution 688 is one.
Another case of rural folks losing sight of reality. I know it’s not a Texas thing, but big cases like this don’t come up often. I’m sure many of those arrested were guilty. But what undercover cop is allowed to work with no backup or wire? What judge is happy to convict people with no evidence beyond a cop’s word? Not to mention that cop was not the most upstanding in the world anyhow.
Iraq History and Culture from Noah to Present
Seems if we’re going to try to bomb them back a couple thousand years, we should at least understand a piece of the rich history of the region. Can we say Sumeria? Writing? Accounting? Trade? Hammurabi? Cradle of Civilization?
When a Gun Is More Than a Gun – One of the more extreme DARPA funded projects, I’m thinking.
Wouldn’t the shells need to be somewhat larger than a 20mm round to really be scary?
British Kids asked to blow each other
I can’t believe I missed this article when it was new.
I can’t believe the Cool 2B Real site is still up. You’d think after all the bad publicity and outright mocking, they’d have pulled the thing by now.
World braces for Iraq war – I hope the attacks always favor the US and that we avoid civilians (and those stupid human shields) whenever possible. If it is to be done, it is best to do it quickly and cleanly.
Leaking secrets will gain you jail time. Just something to remember if you have a clearance…
I’m sure there will be many people debating the various points of the speech last night. I’ve only got two points to make:
- Nuclear – not only should you pronounce it correctly, you should not invoke the specter of nuclear weapons as a “one day” thing when we’re talking about this week.
- Hitler – As anyone involved in online debate knows, using Hitler as an analogy (even obliquely) is a sure way to remove any rational debate from a discussion. Bad form. The word “appeasement” is generally linked with the disastrous choice that Chamberlain made to let Hitler take a little so there would be “peace in our time.”
I actually wrote this before the president’s speech, but didn’t get it posted until after. Timing is everything.
One should never discuss politics or religion unless prepared to have a battle of wills. I suppose sexuality could be added to that old axiom, but that tends to be either political or religious depending on your point of view.
The USA certainly is embroiled in a real battle royale between peace-loving hippies out of touch with reality and the gun-toting neanderthal warmongers. That should offend just about everyone.
This research indicates that 18% of internet users download music for free. Of course, the demographic samples is a bit heavily weighted toward the older end of the spectrum. Check out the charts – almost half of those under 35 download music online. I’m betting the other half are on slow-ass connections.
Charlie Daniels has a “soapbox” article up, which is an open letter to his entertainment compatriots. He takes them to task for, among other things, offering aid and comfort to the enemy. Fun read.
The fake documents that Secretary Powell presented to the U.N. in February have not been getting much airplay. Wonder why?
Dixie Chicks Pulled from Air After Bashing Bush – guess Texan radio stations never heard of Edmund Burke.
According to a Congressional panel, downloading a pirated MP3 or copy of Photoshop may be putting money in the hands of Al Qaeda. Yeah, right.
What are they smoking up there?
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