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05-01-2007, 06:35 PM
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Biden has referenced the Peter Galbraith book "End of Iraq" which I've read, and would suggest as great background.
The plan would include a loose federation to divide oil revenues in a more equal manner, not just based on geography. Obviously this has problems of it's own, but no solution is perfect.
-spence
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05-02-2007, 07:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
Biden has referenced the Peter Galbraith book "End of Iraq" which I've read, and would suggest as great background.
The plan would include a loose federation to divide oil revenues in a more equal manner, not just based on geography. Obviously this has problems of it's own, but no solution is perfect.
-spence
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hehe... yea great background reading from such a well rounded thinker open to such a free flow of ideas on this subject. First lets put the whole title of the book out there so everyone can see it.
"The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End "
Second, this guy has an undying love for the Kurds and has been stumping for their 'independence' for years. In 2003, he resigned from U.S. government after 24 years of service in order to be able to criticize U.S. Iraq policy more freely.
Nothing like a fresh unbiased opinion.
(disclaimer... Bill Maher and Keith Olberman LOVED this book.) |
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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05-02-2007, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Bronko
hehe... yea great background reading from such a well rounded thinker open to such a free flow of ideas on this subject. First lets put the whole title of the book out there so everyone can see it.
"The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End "
Second, this guy has an undying love for the Kurds and has been stumping for their 'independence' for years. In 2003, he resigned from U.S. government after 24 years of service in order to be able to criticize U.S. Iraq policy more freely.
Nothing like a fresh unbiased opinion.
(disclaimer... Bill Maher and Keith Olberman LOVED this book.)
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Good health and family
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05-02-2007, 04:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bronko
hehe... yea great background reading from such a well rounded thinker open to such a free flow of ideas on this subject. First lets put the whole title of the book out there so everyone can see it.
"The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End "
Second, this guy has an undying love for the Kurds and has been stumping for their 'independence' for years. In 2003, he resigned from U.S. government after 24 years of service in order to be able to criticize U.S. Iraq policy more freely.
Nothing like a fresh unbiased opinion.
(disclaimer... Bill Maher and Keith Olberman LOVED this book.)
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Did you read it?
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05-02-2007, 09:07 PM
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With Tony Blair set to annouce the day he will step down next week it will be interesting to see if the Labour party and Gordon Brown (the new PM) will backtrack on the Iraq policy and pull the British troops out. There will be considerable public pressure to begin withdrawals as the lack of stated clarity about what the mission's goals and how to achieve them is putting a lot of pressure on the Labour government to disengage before the next general election. Probably not a shocker but it does place the Conservative Party in the unusual position of taking a policy line opposite to the US for the first time in any one's memory.
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05-03-2007, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
Did you read it?
-spence
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Nah, just a cursory inspection and some research on it when it came out. I am backed up right now with books, I'll get to it after the fishing season. 
I am Currrently reading 'America Alone" by Mark Steyn. This book is wild, I cannot put it down. |
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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05-03-2007, 06:30 AM
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all i know is
that each british squad should have received an inflatable prince harry
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05-06-2007, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Bronko
Nah, just a cursory inspection and some research on it when it came out. I am backed up right now with books, I'll get to it after the fishing season.
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Cursory inspection? You mean you read the cover? What do they say about that?
It's a fantastic book.
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05-06-2007, 06:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spence
Cursory inspection? You mean you read the cover? What do they say about that?
It's a fantastic book.
-spence
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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05-06-2007, 06:10 PM
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Go catch a fish. |
Or are you going to argue that the war was ran in a competent manner? Or that that we've created a situation with an easy exit?
Sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade. The fact that the author is quite credible shouldn't make a difference either I'm sure 
And no fishing tonight. I blew out my back landscaping this morning and it's all I can do to put a shine on my brown C&J monkstraps for my business trip tomorrow...that airplane seat is going to be hell.
I just keep telling myself at least I'm not F18. This will be over in a few weeks if I go easy 
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