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January 26, 2005

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Torrid

It's always a trap to make plans based on what comes out of the administration, particularly the White House and the Pentagon. We could get a handshake and a kick in the ass on Monday. I sincerely doubt it, but events are growing outside US control, and that control continues to ebb. Assuming either honest or thoughtful motive in their decisionmaking process is foolhardy, my good friend. You're using the 120,000 figure to call lie on the 40,000--tells you how dumb we were to believe 40,000 when he said it.

Bremer set up US-led directorates in Iraq for 5-year terms, so we knew this was coming, yes? $1.2bil for the US embassy in Baghdad (about how much we'll pay for the new WTC and memorial). And they said Saddam knew how to do shameless, gaudy opulence! We'll show him!

You've seen how drunk on power the Republicans have been the last two months. Imagine the shia, led by Sistani who's waited for his moment, having forced the moment to come without delay. The Democrats just humiliated Republicans for 40 years--they didn't kill them. So I imagine there's going to be some people feeling all "New Sharif in Town." (get it? Sheriff? heh.)


Carla

Zap:

Are you surprised that they've been lying to you again?

And two years? Not likely. Try 20.

Zap

No, not surprised, but I do like to post the reminders to get it all on the record.

Zap

Also Carla and Torrid, don't be too defeatist. We do have a change of power every four years, and Torrid and I have both agree that the coming four years are nothing more than a long rope from which they will most likely hang. Additionally, Churchill has a great quote (I'm too lazy to look up) about the inability to plan for the mess of war. Keep the faith and don't let up on them.

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