Comments on: Rumors Confirmed

By: Gaius

Gaius — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:44:00 +0000

I kind of suspect there is rather a lot going on behind the scenes right now. There have been some odd developments in the American political scene as well.

By: NortonPete

NortonPete — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:28:37 +0000

SYN

Amen.

By: syn

syn — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:34:26 +0000

Yet just the other day I was beaten down for taking this war too seriously and for defending President, by a Republican; a devoted Reagan Republican.

Here is President Bush using former President Reagan’s neo-con movement to establish Reagan’s doctrine ‘evil totalitarian governments perpetuate war, Democracy brings peacefor all nations’ and ‘peace can only be achieved through superior power’ to defeat Islamic-fascism that Reagan himself had run from yet she railing against Bush because the war in Iraq wasn’t perfect; like what war has ever been waged perfectly.

Sometimes I wish Conservative Republicans would get over their Reagan worships, differnet itmes call for differnt leadership.

The only leader right now is one who will confront the enemy both here and abroad, in both taking the fight to the enemy and controlling the borders(would be nice if the religious folk stop calling Americans bigoted, racist nativists for demanding the border be secured)

By: NortonPete

NortonPete — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:25:01 +0000

No doubt inaction or reserved approval caused by the environment in this country delayed this attack. Perhaps there is other possibilities. Turkey was on board and there was a recent election that created a sensitive situation.
But the real convincing proof of the nature of this attack is the muted response from Syria and the condemnation by North Korea. Bad kids got caught, some NK were killed ( NK had to say something its their nature).

By: feeblemind

feeblemind — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:19:06 +0000

QM is quite right. I have been following this over at Arms Control Wonk. Though a lefty, he usually uses logic and evidence to support his position. But this? He says it was Scuds they took out. Nuclear site? BS. No way. Bushitler spin.

By: Quilly Mammoth

Quilly Mammoth — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:37:15 +0000

The damaging affects of the “Bush Lied People Died” disinformation mantra on national and world security cannot be underestimated. It paralyzes the ability to react to developing situations.

By: NortonPete

NortonPete — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:05:46 +0000

I agree with your logic that you don’t show your capabilities to hit an arms cache, the Middle East is full of them. And the idea floated that it was a dry run against Iran is laughable, they went into Syria so far that the aircraft needed long range tanks. You can test air defenses a lot easier than flying across the country.
I saw a map of the area attacked I think at jpost. It was in eastern Syria somewhat near Iraq. My memory isn’t great but it seemed to be about the same area of Syria that was described as the destination of a caravan of trucks leaving Iraq just before the start of the last Iraq war. The theory was that Sadaam moved whatever WMD he had to Syria. I wonder if they found them by following a shipment from NK.