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Has Hitchens Actually Ever Said Anything Right?
The man thought Iraq would be a cakewalk and the US would not face an insurgency, there would be minimal civilian casualties among Iraqi and Afghani populations, Petraeus' surge strategy was too little & too late, and that John Edwards was the only one in the Presidential race with any integrity. Hitchens also said that anyone who referred to ...
Posted to Fighting Words by jalbrec on October 20, 2009
Bombing Iran
Christopher Hitchens is stuck in 1990's. He thinks airstrikes with zero troops on the ground will solve the Iran crisis. He also thought Afghanistan was won, Iraq would be a cake walk, the surge strategy wouldn't work, the enemies in Iraq were not ''guerillas'' or ''insurgents,'' and John Edwards was a man of integrity. Great job, Chris!
Posted to Fighting Words by jalbrec on October 20, 2009
Iraq
If we are not wanted and aren't going to change things we should leave Iraq now. Not in 2011.
Posted to War Stories by david wayne osedach on August 1, 2009
Elections in Iran
First, Who is Shmuel Rosner? Secondly, as long as the United States gives preferential treatment to Israel, there will never be peace in the Middle East. Thirdly, it is important to note that Iran was on of the least extremist of Muslim nations. If you can recall, a covert CIA coup took place in 1953 against a legitimate, democratically elected ...
Posted to Foreigners by fbfray on June 14, 2009
Salaam Aleikum
President Obama continues to rock the world. It is starting to look like that he may indeed be the best US President. Ever.
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on June 5, 2009
surprise visit to Iraq
This suprise visit was a good move on Obamas part. Now our troops and the people of Iraq know what to expect.
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on April 8, 2009
Change-o-meter
Obama is great with his slow, pensive, delightful rhetoric. But it will be only American lives he will be spending in Afghanistan.
Posted to Change-o-Meter by david wayne osedach on April 6, 2009
bad economy - good military
It is sad that because of the recession and lack of jobs that many have no choice but to join the military and fight in Iraq and Afgahnistan.
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on January 19, 2009
Who said, "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"
I agree that during the campaign she was remarkably racist and sexist. Both are incredibly manipulative. She is fantasic at what she does though, and brilliant. I think a lot of the abuse they ground through from the a holes of the GOP all those years made them who they are. They had to adopt an ''if you can't beat em, join em.'' I do love them ...
Posted to Fighting Words by redneckliberalpostbush on November 30, 2008
Re: US should buy Afghan opium
Yes, a couple of years ago I calculated that the cost of buying the entire opium crop (about $800 million then) was less than the cost of eradicating it, especially when factoring in the cost of keeping 50,000 troops around to keep it eradicated. I informed my congressman, but he is wedded to the War on Drugs. But thinking again, why not pay the ...
Posted to Fighting Words by malvern41 on October 14, 2008

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