Mike, I cancelled my subscription to Strafor shortly after the invasion of Iraq because I disagree substantially with the analysis they delivered.
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It is clear that the current crisis in Iraq was not expected by the Bush administration. That in itself ought not to be a problem."
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Bull fucking shit, it ought not be a problem. The predictability of the the current crisis is incontrovertable evidence that the Administration is operating from a catechism that does not let reality interfere with their belief system. The inherent problems of the so-called strategic goal were further complicated by the abdication of the Powell doctrine, allowing the war to be fought "on the cheap" so as not to interfere with the domestic and political agenda of the administration.
To someone who has not been indoctrinated with the falsehood that we lost Vietnam because of the lilly-livered fifth columnists back on the home front, the idea that we are half-assed fighting a war with an Administration's domestic/political agenda in mind sounds horribly familiar.
Mikey, I cancelled my subscription to Stratfor shortly after the war began. I don't believe in the domino theory any more today than I did 30 years ago. IMHO, today the Bushites are the ones arguing for it - we can use Iraq as a base for further operations to topple the dominos, and thus remake the region in our image.
It's completely appropriate that you use the example of the Mexican War as a justification. That 160 years is just about how far out of touch with the realities of the modern world you, Bush, and the Startfor analysists are.
Last edited by PornoDoggy at Apr 16 2004, 02:49 PM