tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post2637459442464090317..comments2024-02-11T05:17:12.629-05:00Comments on L'ennui mélodieux: Would you like some depression with your coffee?Randal Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-75831145254462411032007-09-29T12:18:00.000-04:002007-09-29T12:18:00.000-04:00WE *CAN* GIT 'ER DONE!Anyone have any extra troops...WE *CAN* GIT 'ER DONE!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anyone have any extra troops lying around? And a sizable dose of worldly goodwill?Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-76907719759476342262007-09-29T10:58:00.000-04:002007-09-29T10:58:00.000-04:00Everybody relax. This is the New Greatest Generati...Everybody relax. This is the New Greatest Generation we're talking about. We can git 'er done. Let's roll!<BR/><BR/>omfgCandacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-65048564841516024872007-09-29T08:10:00.000-04:002007-09-29T08:10:00.000-04:00What's not talked about are the over 25,000 wounde...<EM>What's not talked about are the over 25,000 wounded, many of whom would be dead if we were using Vietnam Era battle field Medicine.</EM><BR/><BR/>Excellent point, but what's frustrating is that if any talking head pointed this out, it would merely be proof that Vietnam was a success. "See, it was only 5,000 that <EM>truly</EM> died. If we refought it now *ahem* we'd win!"<BR/><BR/><EM>and Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-77627614415675616442007-09-28T16:26:00.000-04:002007-09-28T16:26:00.000-04:00The knock on the occupation of Iraq in the early d...The knock on the occupation of Iraq in the early days was that it wasn't a <I>real</I> war. Not after movies like Flags of our Fathers, Saving Private Ryan, We Were Soldiers, etc showcased what <I>real</I> war was like.<BR/><BR/>In the early days conservatives liked to scoff at the death toll of U.S. Soldiers. We'd barely cracked 1000. That's no war, that's a bar fight.<BR/><BR/>Time has gone PoliShifterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524480334048786423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-41002483530936054402007-09-28T14:17:00.000-04:002007-09-28T14:17:00.000-04:00It's insanely cliché, but I can't help but think o...It's insanely cliché, but I can't help but think of the later Roman Empire. Sure, our occupation is over the sea, but Iraq's been quite a training ground for our enemies. Didn't even have to draft the Goths into our armies. <BR/><BR/>I mean, we'll be greeted even better than we were in Iraq. Flowers at our feet? Bah, cases of the finest Iranian teas and harems for each officer.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-13382069577362734292007-09-28T13:40:00.000-04:002007-09-28T13:40:00.000-04:00Yes, that'll work, organizing all of Iran's neighb...Yes, that'll work, organizing all of Iran's neighbors against Iran. Sort of like a group intervention. After all, we're the heroes of the world. All those primitive countries wish they could be more like America, and this intervention will give them a chance to suck up to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-24340103596995430422007-09-28T12:28:00.000-04:002007-09-28T12:28:00.000-04:00Really. One brick at a time...Really. One brick at a time...Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-73414921829268367382007-09-28T10:34:00.000-04:002007-09-28T10:34:00.000-04:00I wonder what the over/under is on how long Fallon...<I>I wonder what the over/under is on how long Fallon keeps his job.</I><BR/><BR/>Rumors abound that he's already been eased out of a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com