tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post1870679359922256917..comments2023-12-29T21:34:44.579-05:00Comments on Political Yen/Yang: The Role Of The Media: The Bhutto AssassinationLA Sunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-22718425201780417102007-12-28T18:02:00.000-05:002007-12-28T18:02:00.000-05:00Bomb them into the stone age Greg? And then what?...Bomb them into the stone age Greg? And then what? Send in ground troops. You know very well that the US armed forces are stretched to the limits. That's exactly what the US needs... a third front. Maybe the US should just daisycut the mountains down and make valleys out of them. Cut off all aid to Pakistan? Can you tell me the last time that has worked in the Islamic world? Look at Gaza. TheyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-78937278232506983272007-12-28T11:22:00.000-05:002007-12-28T11:22:00.000-05:00things haven't changed much. Have they?Indeed. Th...<I>things haven't changed much. Have they?</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed. The neocons are absolutely right when then demand more morality and common sense in our foreign policy. We continue to support a very unpopular dictator in Pakistan, out of pure convenience. We allegedly needed him for Afghanistan. Even if true, we didn't have to support him 100%. Maybe Bush understood this and that's why he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-77639294116065410982007-12-28T10:19:00.000-05:002007-12-28T10:19:00.000-05:00//But we support the current regime because we hav...<EM>//But we support the current regime because we have subscibed to the old foriegn policy of "he isn't out to kill us, only his own people."//</EM><BR/><BR/>Reminds me why we supported the Shah before the fall of that country to Islamists. And that was 1979, things haven't changed much. Have they?LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-73332368767585667332007-12-28T10:17:00.000-05:002007-12-28T10:17:00.000-05:00Also://We should be clear that we give up on them,...Also:<BR/><BR/><EM>//We should be clear that we give up on them, but also be clear that if an attack emanates from their country, we will indeed "bomb them into the stone age."//</EM><BR/><BR/>Maybe its time to consider bombing the most radical of provinces, Waziristan, anyway.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-63075855969430322002007-12-28T10:16:00.000-05:002007-12-28T10:16:00.000-05:00greg points out the real scary part I have touched...greg points out the real scary part I have touched on here and there, there is a strong support base for bin laden and his nutjob brigade. But we support the current regime because we have subscibed to the old foriegn policy of "he isn't out to kill us, only his own people." They give a venue to Afghanistan and have helped bust various al queda goons. But it is more for self-preservation of Obobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261733108326045809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-4374044094627486952007-12-28T10:12:00.000-05:002007-12-28T10:12:00.000-05:00//The suicide bombing tells us who did it - the is...<EM>//The suicide bombing tells us who did it - the islamic supremacists.//</EM><BR/><BR/>At first glance, it would appear this was the case. But which ones? Was it Al Qaida? The Taliban? Islamist elements of Musharraf's government? Or, was it someone we know little of?<BR/><BR/>There's a good chance you are right, Greg. All had a motive. But, there was something more surreal to all of this. How LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-8522963769106447542007-12-28T09:33:00.000-05:002007-12-28T09:33:00.000-05:00As to blaming the CIA, as soon as I heard the news...As to blaming the CIA, as soon as I heard the news, I started checking the left-wing blogs to see how quick it would be before they blamed America. Not long! One blog I saw immediately suspected the CIA. LOL! I swear, far-leftism is a mental disease - it rots your brain.<BR/><BR/>However, I disagree that "we don't know who did it." The suicide bombing tells us who did it - the islamic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com