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Re: Get your war on by Ray, of Light 01/07/2003, 9:16pm PST
Colonel K wrote:

the image of America bludgeoning Sadaam to death with the sheer weight of its cock alone makes me want to straddle the bomb that melts this fucker into a designer vase.


There's a vivid change in tone since the postuing and trial balloons of a few months ago. Before, they were talking crazy stuff: surgical this and that, we'll drop ninjas through Saddam's skylight, whatever. Now, the generals are quoting Clausewitz and questioning nothing except whether conquering the nation will disrupt their plans for Valentine's Day.

What's more fascinating is America's move-after-next. My foreign-policy smarts come from playing Risk, so jump in if you actually know jack-shit about any of this stuff.

It seems to me holding Iraq by the nuts alters the strategic landscape. For one thing, Israel: given their lack of crude and unwillingness to abadon that fifth-reich project, why not throw 'em to the dogs? You score points with the new neighbors and get a lightning rod for free.

For another thing, oil: a modern military is ridiculously dependant upon oil. Given a convenient excuse to pump it dry, Iraq would be a big boost if Bush plans to conquer anything else. Or everything else. Or, he could just drop into the domestic economy to guarantee re-election.

We live in interesting times.

Ray!
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        Re: Get your war on by Ray, of Light 01/07/2003, 9:16pm PST NEW
            Well by Senor Barborito 01/07/2003, 9:23pm PST NEW
                Re: Well by Chairman Mao 01/07/2003, 10:04pm PST NEW
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                            Fuck Bullfish -nt- NT by Entropy Stew 01/08/2003, 3:37pm PST NEW
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