What next in Iraq ?
I’ve been giving Mike Castle hell because he is such a big rubber stamp for Bush, and even now Mike Castle is getting ready to vote for another big blank check for Bush despite the fact that Bush has never had a real plan for Iraq.
All the while I’ve never said what I think should happen. Until now…
1) We apologize to the world for attacking Iraq based on a tissue of lies.
I now it sounds like a small thing, but we need to get the world back on our side.
2) We sign a treaty in the UN that says: “We have no long term interest in controlling Iraq or it’s mineral wealth.”
Everyone knows it is all about the oil. We let everyone know that we know it is their oil. We’ll need a lot of good will to go onto number 3.
3) We enter into regional security agreements with Turkey, Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia that stipulate that Iraq is one country with three security zones.
Similar to the security zones that Germany was divided into after the war.
4) We launch the “marshall plan” type the economic aid program that should have been part of the occupation plan from the beginning.
This plan sucks. Tear it apart. Shoot it down, but admit that it is better than anything Bush has come up with.
Admit that Mike Castle has been voting for nothing but chaos and mayhem all these years.
Please add the following.
4. George W. gets a good spanking from George H. and Barbara.
Nos. 1 & 2 are great. It’s number 3 that gives me hesitation. It seems to me that there should be a number 5 also that opens up contracts to countries other than just the coalition of the lapdogs.
The security zones were pretty bad for the people that got stuck with the Soviets. The other 3 were great… I just wonder if the Iranians wouldn’t essentially end up controlling the Shia third of the country and screw it up like the Soviets did to their quarter.
Good point. The Iranians would, but that is the price we are going to have ot pay to get out.
It is a bad outcome – but there are no possible good outcomes. it is a matter of figuring out what the least bad is.
“It is a bad outcome – but there are no possible good outcomes. it is a matter of figuring out what the least bad is.”
And yet you can’t figure out why some people consider your point of view “defeatist”….
It’s called reality. Something the Neo-Cons don’t have any contact with in their world of “wish it and it will come true.”
Last week I bought a Powerball ticket and for a few minutes I thought about what I would do with $300M. I knew it was a day dream, a fun exercise for my little brain. Then I moved on to my real life.
The Neo-Cons live in the same world as people who believe they are going to win the lottery. It is dangerous to our nation and the world.
Chris – The adults are chatting. Don’t you have a peice of string to play with or something?
How is admitting that the outcomes are all pretty bad defeatist. Repeating the word defeatist over and over makes you sound like an ignorant dolt.
I was an ignorant dolt when I was 13 as well. I can be patience, you’ll come around. But perhaps you should stop surfing the internet and read a book.
jason,
awesome! but I think for Chris, a rock would be better, he can’t get his fingers all tied up with one of those.
though he might try to bite it…
hmmmm
Ask the East Germans how that security partition worked out for them last time around. If Syria is included you’ll see Lebannon all over again in Iraq.
What would you do Duffy, stay the course?
“I was an ignorant dolt when I was 13 as well. I can be patience, you’ll come around. ”
And when I was 13 I was liberal. Then I is saw reality and grew up. If you are patient enough with yourselves it will happen.
“But perhaps you should stop surfing the internet and read a book.”
Too busy writing the book. Judging by what I read around here, education has truly failed in this state. Somebody has to fix that.
Knowing Chris’ other assessments, we’re not too worried about the last one! 😉
BTW, Chris, does your new book come with an 8-pack of Crayolas?
Shit, Cracker, don’t knock the kiddy books. Seems a lot easier to make money there than to be the next F. Scott.
“BTW, Chris, does your new book come with an 8-pack of Crayolas?”
No..too challenging for liberals. Probably a 4-pack of crayons. You need help with simple basics to start.