Comments on: Some thoughts from the spider hole http://www.thetalentshow.org/2003/12/15/some-thoughts-from-the-spider-hole/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:04:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: j http://www.thetalentshow.org/2003/12/15/some-thoughts-from-the-spider-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-1404 j Sun, 21 Dec 2003 03:32:48 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/wp/?p=656#comment-1404 Earnest, the problem with that argument is simply that there is a democracy in the middle east and guess what, Turkey hasn't done anything spectacularly exciting that would make the middle east terribly positive toward us now have they? Earnest,

the problem with that argument is simply that there is a democracy in the middle east and guess what, Turkey hasn’t done anything spectacularly exciting that would make the middle east terribly positive toward us now have they?

]]> By: Darth Uday http://www.thetalentshow.org/2003/12/15/some-thoughts-from-the-spider-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 Darth Uday Tue, 16 Dec 2003 00:08:38 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/wp/?p=656#comment-1403 "The problem with this whole "war on terror" thing is that Bush has been constantly moving the goalposts to easy targets." Well put, and elegantly summarized! “The problem with this whole “war on terror” thing is that Bush has been constantly moving the goalposts to easy targets.” Well put, and elegantly summarized!

]]> By: Earnest http://www.thetalentshow.org/2003/12/15/some-thoughts-from-the-spider-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 Earnest Mon, 15 Dec 2003 22:02:55 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/wp/?p=656#comment-1402 Maybe, ironically, we're thinking too concretely of the war against terror in terms of war. After all, just for arguments' sake, suppose the transition of Iraq from autocratic to democratic rule did have a transformative effect on the Middle East, altering the average Middle Easterner's perception of the United States, positively. Couldn't that be considered a victory in a major battle in the War Against Terrorism? It is, after all, a War Against Terrorism and not a War Against Terrorists, an important distinction. Of course, we should temper our celebrations of Saddam's capture, but I think we should be jubilant whenever anyone as cruel as Saddam is caught and brought to justice. Maybe, ironically, we’re thinking too concretely of the war against terror in terms of war. After all, just for arguments’ sake, suppose the transition of Iraq from autocratic to democratic rule did have a transformative effect on the Middle East, altering the average Middle Easterner’s perception of the United States, positively. Couldn’t that be considered a victory in a major battle in the War Against Terrorism? It is, after all, a War Against Terrorism and not a War Against Terrorists, an important distinction.

Of course, we should temper our celebrations of Saddam’s capture, but I think we should be jubilant whenever anyone as cruel as Saddam is caught and brought to justice.

]]> By: josh http://www.thetalentshow.org/2003/12/15/some-thoughts-from-the-spider-hole/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 josh Mon, 15 Dec 2003 20:15:23 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/wp/?p=656#comment-1401 this is so well put. probably the best post ive seen on the subject. i just posted this response to a saddam thread over at billmon: i awoke yesterday to see on tv a 6'5" bald brick shithouse of a mojor general giving a press conference on saddam's capture. when repeatedly asked by the press if this would effect the insurgency, he repeatedly said no and made the point saddam probably wasn't "leading" anyone as evidenced by the lack of communication, etc... so i flip to fox news and they are interviewing a terrorism expert on the phone while they show the ariel photos of saddams last castle. he and the redhead anchor just cant stop glowing over how this will deal a major blow to the iraqi resistance. this is in direct conflict with a state department mouthpiece speaking to reporters in tikrit seconds before. you know, a lot of right wing bloggers were writing of how they were drinking to celebrate saddams capture last night. myself, i hit the liquor cabinet after only 30 seconds of fox news at 8:48 am to numb myself before the president came on. this is so well put. probably the best post ive seen on the subject.

i just posted this response to a saddam thread over at billmon:

i awoke yesterday to see on tv a 6’5″ bald brick shithouse of a mojor general giving a press conference on saddam’s capture. when repeatedly asked by the press if this would effect the insurgency, he repeatedly said no and made the point saddam probably wasn’t “leading” anyone as evidenced by the lack of communication, etc…

so i flip to fox news and they are interviewing a terrorism expert on the phone while they show the ariel photos of saddams last castle. he and the redhead anchor just cant stop glowing over how this will deal a major blow to the iraqi resistance.

this is in direct conflict with a state department mouthpiece speaking to reporters in tikrit seconds before.

you know, a lot of right wing bloggers were writing of how they were drinking to celebrate saddams capture last night. myself, i hit the liquor cabinet after only 30 seconds of fox news at 8:48 am to numb myself before the president came on.

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