tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post3941973672131509812..comments2024-03-28T09:46:24.020+02:00Comments on A Political Refugee From The Global Village : Why should Great Britain or America fight for the Sunnis?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-68871267936083477342017-05-21T17:34:46.116+03:002017-05-21T17:34:46.116+03:00My thoughts as well. I felt the nation building as...My thoughts as well. I felt the nation building aspect of the aftermath of 9/11 was highly suspect. The press was gushing over how foolish the Soviets had been in Afghanistan by not doing so and Bush has always had a Baptist evangelical aspect to his character, post recovery from alcoholism. A devastating punitive attack on the Taliban would have been the logical response to their support of Osama bin Laden — followed by withdrawal and possible future responses. Of course Clinton's missile attacks on his camp were an equal absurdity. Trump's administration is shaping into the standard model. His political base has been rattled, so he seeks support where he can find it. He now has AIPAC, and even Alan Dershowitz, firmly in his court. I regret that Rand Paul was not elected. He had the only sensible world view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-89784297078897039772017-04-27T07:36:46.391+03:002017-04-27T07:36:46.391+03:00There were lots of possible reasons - in the end p...There were lots of possible reasons - in the end people couldn't remember what they were but it had a momentum. Those kind of Republicans should be swept into the sea - which they were last year. Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-60332404336039062582017-04-26T22:23:05.927+03:002017-04-26T22:23:05.927+03:00I think Bush's intention (or that of his maste...I think Bush's intention (or that of his masters) was to quickly take over Iraq, get a foothold there and house troops, and contain (or invade) Iran. Allied with the Gulf States, Georgia, and with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Americans had Iran surrounded. Unfortunately for them, they got bogged down in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the Sunni resistance inadvertently saving Iran from invasion. I don't know what the end game was supposed to be.TheVidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344788573052372170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-59739140806161690502017-04-23T07:33:51.822+03:002017-04-23T07:33:51.822+03:00Let them fight their own battles.Interfering in ev...Let them fight their own battles.Interfering in every conflict is not necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-17127979257735476092017-04-22T21:49:34.255+03:002017-04-22T21:49:34.255+03:00You're honing this down to a perfection, where...You're honing this down to a perfection, where even your punctuation marks are morally and intellectually wrong, Paul. It's impressive. One can simply wait for a pronouncement from you on this subject, then invert it. Simon Jenkins must be jealous, he is only this wrong 75% of the time.<br /><br />Peter RisdonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com