http://crookedtimber.org/2004/04/18/for-the-record/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Fri, 25 May 2012 20:19:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/04/18/for-the-record/comment-page-1/#comment-25499 Bean Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:10:04 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1423#comment-25499 Take a look at Chomsky's blog -- at his take on the "Iraq Occupation." Take a look at Chomsky’s blog—at his take on the “Iraq Occupation.”

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/04/18/for-the-record/comment-page-1/#comment-25498 Justin Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:03:27 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1423#comment-25498 I agree with these comments from NRO: <ul><i><A HREF="http://www.nationalreview.com/issue/editors200404160830.asp">link</a> Iraq seems to have returned to relative stability for the moment. The militia of Moqtada al-Sadr has withdrawn from cities in the south. The power play by the radical cleric did not herald the broad Shiite uprising that many feared, and that was played up by the American press. But his mini-putsch gave the U.S. a glimpse at the abyss in Iraq. </i></ul> A lot of people see the war in terms of chinese water torcher, dying by every drop. Yes, it's a messy war but the larger picture is not so dire as many tout. <A HREF="http://www.rightsideredux.com/">originally posted here</a> I agree with these comments from NRO:

link Iraq seems to have returned to relative stability for the moment. The militia of Moqtada al-Sadr has withdrawn from cities in the south. The power play by the radical cleric did not herald the broad Shiite uprising that many feared, and that was played up by the American press. But his mini-putsch gave the U.S. a glimpse at the abyss in Iraq.

A lot of people see the war in terms of chinese water torcher, dying by every drop. Yes, it’s a messy war but the larger picture is not so dire as many tout. originally posted here

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/04/18/for-the-record/comment-page-1/#comment-25497 No Preference Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:13:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1423#comment-25497 Good post, Elaine! A recent <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/images/pdf/949a1IraqPoll.pdf">poll</a> shows that while Saddam Hussein is distrusted in Iraq, Ahmed Chalabi is distrusted even more. Chalabi is the least trusted Iraqi leader in the survey, with less than one percent saying they trust him the most. Why does he get ink? Apparently because many outside of Iraq still see him as the American heir-designate, and they may be right. Good post, Elaine! A recent poll shows that while Saddam Hussein is distrusted in Iraq, Ahmed Chalabi is distrusted even more. Chalabi is the least trusted Iraqi leader in the survey, with less than one percent saying they trust him the most. Why does he get ink? Apparently because many outside of Iraq still see him as the American heir-designate, and they may be right.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/04/18/for-the-record/comment-page-1/#comment-25496 Elaine Supkis Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:54:44 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1423#comment-25496 Training? The Iraqis are the most trained people on earth outside of North Korea. They know perfectly well how to run a police state, for example. The real question is: will Iraqis DIE for Chalabi? The answer is zero. He won't even die for himself! How many will die for Sadr? Thousands. Training? The Iraqis are the most trained people on earth outside of North Korea. They know perfectly well how to run a police state, for example. The real question is: will Iraqis DIE for Chalabi? The answer is zero. He won’t even die for himself! How many will die for Sadr? Thousands.

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