Bad, bad Contrapuntal. Back to re-education camp for you. This is not the quagmire you are looking for. There is no quagmire. Things are going swimmingly in Iraq.
how do we reconcil this w/Rummy’s “I never painted a rosy picture”?
do none of these folks realize their words are being, ya know recorded by the crowd of reporters they’re talking to?
Of course they realize that. But they don’t care because they know that the occasional quiet admission will go unnoticed by the majority, as long as the propaganda machine churns out the counterfactual bullshit.
Besides, reporters are, pretty much by definition, part of the “reality-based” demographic. To those like Rummy who can create a different reality by force of will, recorded “facts” are mere bagatelles.
‘the Iraqi army maintained full control of the camp, even during the looting, and had managed to eject the thieves by early evening’
This reminds me of some Iraqi spokesman who used to appear on TV and say US tanks had not reached Baghdad. Even when one appeared behind him…
:rolleyes:
Ah, Baghdad Bob. Happy days 
There’s a scene toward the end of Animal House, where a guy (Niedermeyer?) is standing in the middle of the road shouting something like, “All is well, remain calm!” in the middle of the panicked chaos after Delta House has managed to turn the homecoming parade into total anarchy. Nobody pays the least attention to him.
I bet that’s what you had in mind.
I’m wondering whether we’re doing anything more effective than that in Iraq right now. Or maybe, per Abbie Hoffman’s formulation, we’re exercising our free speech over there by yelling “Theatre!” in a crowded fire.
that was “Chip” (I think that was the characters name) played by KEvin Bacon (that, I’m sure of). great scene.
Well, why don’t we try giving them our Constitution? I mean, we’re not using it, so why shouldn’t we let someone else try it out?
Good point! If only our troops weren’t tied down in Iraq, think of all the nations we could invade in order to force them to take this unwanted document off our hands!
American foreign policy in Iraq continually reminds me of Terry Jones in Erik The Viking, who, as he stands atop the last scrap of dry land on his island kingdom which is rapidly sinking beneath the waves, calls out cheerily, “It’s all right, it’s not happening!”.
look at the list of countries with constitutions:
Just having a constitution is not enough.
Whooooooooooooooooosssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
So, jumping in and saying, with no information whatsoever, that the Washington Post obviously made it all up is only half wrong.
No wonder Bush doesn’t worry about looking like an idiot.
Tris
His appearance is the least of our worries.
But don’t worry, as soon as these guys are ready to protect their democracy, it will be “Mission Accomplished!” Again. Really, this time. I mean it.
Tris
Those weak and cowardly females again…
(It’s a good thing they generally aren’t allowed in combat in the US; we have too many troops already.)