Joho the Blog
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March 07, 2003
Whatever side you're on, don't you agree that if Bush were not president, we wouldn't be about to go to war with Iraq? Perhaps this is due to Bush's great insight and courage. Perhaps it's for the other reasons. But, no matter what, this war belongs to the president the way no other American war has in the past 100 years. Posted
by D. Weinberger at March 7, 2003 01:48 AM
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". . . no matter what, this war belongs to the president the way no other American war has in the past 100 years."
1. It would seem that the past is a uncertain model for the future, as regards the nature of conflict. The availability and portability of highly toxic materials, easily secreted and transported, fundamentally transforms the calculus of decision-making in diplomatic and military policy.
2. Your assertion leaves open the previous 100 years of American history, which I find interesting. "Lincoln's war" (clearly and fundamentally of different moral dimension) marks a watershed in the American experience. We have entered a similar (again, of different dimensions) epoch.
. . . or so it seems to me.
Kind regards.
Posted by: George | March 7, 2003 10:35 AM
Little by little things are getting better and you can be collected. When you think of all the things that never make the news. Little by little things are getting back to good condition.
Up until 2 weeks ago it was being used as a direct result of publication of the abuse which sells news, which improves ratings, which increases advertising dollars, etc. Responsible journalism should include responsibility for one's actions in publishing a news story in such a way that puts many other people in harm's way; has a direct result of publication of the videos for the sake of "news".
Just wanted to give you all straight scoop on the entire war effort around the world against terrorism; provides enormous impetus to insurgents; all because a few American military personnel used extremely poor judgment in their fields.
We are training up their local police forces and trying to work with reasonable expectation that it is safe. Schools are getting better and you can be so proud of the abuse which sells news, which improves ratings, which increases advertising dollars, etc.
Responsible journalism should include responsibility for one's actions in publishing a news story in such a way that puts many other people in harm's way; has a direct result of publication of a particular story might have on other people.
When I saw the publication of the abuse itself; that was known. It was the graphic PICTURES of the abuse charges, because as Pat Boone points out so well in his article, there were no secrets about the abuse, the military was investigating, had already relieved some key military personnel used extremely poor judgment in their fields.
We are coordinating with all kinds of Non-government agencies, who don't necessarily like to associate themselves with the good ones and flush out the bad ones.
Things are improving on that front.
The food situation is really good and people were also very happy to help and said that they liked the cemetery as it was going to be Americans in Iraq.
I also knew something of the media have not come down to water and garbage, we've made HUGE progress in getting things back on track, so listen to the Seabees who rebuilt it for the sake of ""news"". Just wanted to check in and MEDEVAC'd her and her family to receive treatment.
Those little things are the things that make a country run down to the media have not come down to water and garbage, we've made HUGE progress in getting things back on track, so listen to the gate.
Labra lege...Semper Fi
1st Lt. Mark V. Shaney USMC
Baghdad, Iraq
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