Re: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe...

On Tue, 27 May 2008 17:29:59 -0700, archmage@xxxxxxxxxx (Nate Edel)
wrote:

David V. Loewe, Jr <daveloewe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2008 14:55:39 -0700, archmage@xxxxxxxxxx (Nate Edel)
wrote:
David V. Loewe, Jr <daveloewe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On the other hand, the Iraqi Shia nationalists led by al-Sadr have no
connection with Iran and want the pushy Persians to *** out of Iraqi
affairs.

Which is why al-Sadr fled TO Iran?

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend," but such alliances don't tend to last.

WE were the enemy of his *enemies* (Saddam and Iran).

And then we decided to invade, and make him our enemy.

We decided to invade and get RID of one of HIS enemies.

Smart of Bush, wasn't it?

For MOST people, killing the man responsible for their father's death
would be a good thing.
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"It takes three years to build a ship; it takes three centuries
to build a tradition."
Admiral Andrew Cunningham at Crete
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