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Thanks Teeps, I read that crap ( and sometimes jump in ) to make sure there is a rebuttal. The rebuttal is usually more logical and cohesive than the anti-establishment noise.  The mythical pipeline now has more fans than Nessie and OgoPogo combined and my favorite peeve is the moral...

In a liberal democracy there is usually a second front to a conflict. The PR fight at home.  The CF still has a battered and incongruous public and perhaps self image.  ( Thank a liberal ) I don't think anything that might change this is unworthy of the effort. We need to KNOW what being...

I've not seen the G&M article or the comments. I would like to. From what I understand, from a documentary a couple of years ago, Dog fighting in Afghanistan is not the same evil spectacle as practised in North America.  The defining difference being some regard for the welfare of the dog and...

I'm a civilian who would ask you to continue. You are one of the very few people in our society who have been there and actually possess some facts not pre-digested by the media. Many of us value your opinions and impressions more than you know. Yes, people with preconceived agendas will argue...

Because the Karzai government is the least of the bad options. No government would be worse. A Taliban Government would be unacceptable. Reading the comments I was struck by how many people thought withdrawl from Afghanistan represented some kind of solution. Only one tried to make a case of...

In a sense I think you're right. But, I'm not sure it's fair to credit Germans for what the Prussians did. Maybe if the Prussians ran things in Germany we'd have an ally.... ;D

I suspect Germans have to change their mindset away from an ,external use of the military is wrong, to a what they did with their military was wrong.  That is, it's easier for Germans to blame the military, than to accept what the German people of the day supported was the problem. In fact I...

How do you propose to demonstrate this? I don't think you can. The embassy bombing and the attack on the USS Cole happened on Clintons watch. AQ and the plan for 9-11 emerged during Clinton's watch. Seems to me there haven't been many succesful attacks on US interests lately. Hmmmm Do you...

Here's a simple test; If I were an invester in the energy sector where would I put my shekels? Hmmmm. Does a pipeline through one of the most hostile places on earth sound like a good move? I'd do better to invest in something a little less volatile risky I think. Are oil and gas investers...

Sad really, I like "plonk" I'd love to have mine subsidized.  ;D

As usual wrong again!  ;D Thanks.

Yes, I'll agree he uses valid points but he is not really the "messenger" in the normal sense. His consistent position regardless of any given days' talking points is that the Americans must fail because they are bad - and we're wrong for helping. If he weren't so articulate he wouldn't be so...

The issue I have with his opinions are, that he makes assertions and conclusions that are not supported by evidence, and He appears (to me) to be driven by an ideology I can't agree with. For example; The SAME mission?  and; Without political purpose?

In her usual "take no prisoners" manner, Rosie tells it like it is! The Toronto Star  Dion's ploy will get soldiers killed   Feb 11, 2008 04:30 AM Rosie DiManno Number of Canadian troops killed in combat in Afghanistan last year: 0. This would be the combat component of the mission...

As opposed to where......... here?    ::)  Interesting post though.

Thucydides, A remarkable find! Especially considering the source. I think this last remark might be going a little far, but still an amusing little piece!

Thanks MCG! Seems you caught me backing toward the edge there........

One might try to approach the problem of getting printed with a less direct and more liberal friendly tack. ie. I just read Eric Margolis' column and I'm still laughing right out load. He sure "informs" us with innuendo and dark smear.  It's best satire I've ever read...Bravo Eric! 

In Margolis case it's more a matter of self promotion.  People who think he does will buy the paper he's printed in - and his books.  He's really preaching to his own choir. The sad bit is that the naive and uninformed will be swayed by his self serving antics. As such ( I don't think ) that...

JackD I have enjoyed hating Eric Margolis' work for a long time. Yes, arrogant and smarmy. He refuses to accept the facts in his quest to damage NATO efforts.  Yet, he's just intelligent enought to be dangerous. Do what I do - write some short rebuttal and send it to the editor of the...