http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/25/ohanlon-fires-back/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:35:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/25/ohanlon-fires-back/comment-page-1/#comment-64733 Jose Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:47:53 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/25/ohanlon-fires-back/#comment-64733 While I am not a military expert, nor have I ever been to Iraq, I believe that one sure sign that things are going well in Iraq is the recent visit of the French foreign minister to that country. This is because I have paid attention to French foreign policy over the past decades. During the Cold War they pulled out of NATO and then rejoined it AFTER the collapse of the Soviet Union. So I believe that they are just repeating their "pull out" when things are hot and come back in to "join with the winners". While I am not a military expert, nor have I ever been to Iraq, I believe that one sure sign that things are going well in Iraq is the recent visit of the French foreign minister to that country. This is because I have paid attention to French foreign policy over the past decades. During the Cold War they pulled out of NATO and then rejoined it AFTER the collapse of the Soviet Union. So I believe that they are just repeating their “pull out” when things are hot and come back in to “join with the winners”.

]]> http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/25/ohanlon-fires-back/comment-page-1/#comment-64731 Jack Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:25:03 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/25/ohanlon-fires-back/#comment-64731 There are few hinged people in this debate. For years the unhinged right have claimed that things were going swimmingly in Iraq. Sadly, there were wrong. Even President Bush, in late 2006-early 2007, told the Washington Post that "we're not winning, we're not losing," which was a complete flip-flop from his pre-election statement of "absolutely, we're winning." No doubt many on the left will not believe anything positive out of Iraq, but the propensity to deny the truth is something both extremes do. There are few hinged people in this debate. For years the unhinged right have claimed that things were going swimmingly in Iraq. Sadly, there were wrong. Even President Bush, in late 2006-early 2007, told the Washington Post that “we’re not winning, we’re not losing,” which was a complete flip-flop from his pre-election statement of “absolutely, we’re winning.” No doubt many on the left will not believe anything positive out of Iraq, but the propensity to deny the truth is something both extremes do.

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