the Manichean discomfort

[Jon Ford]

Yes, Wayne-- and the "very brave" Iraqui Paliament will surely agree that 
this is a very mean thing to do. They may even take up a petition.
Let's hope they keep those "weapons of mass destruction" that they really 
don't have under wraps!

Jon "somewhat concerned about War" Fordster




>From: Honor Johnson <cadaobh@brgnet.com>
>To: 'Carolyn Garner Siscoe' <globe@zipcon.net>,Stephen Porterfield

>Latest news from the Front Royal, Virginia News Bureau.
>
>President Bush has directed the U.S. Army to invade Iraq if Saddam Hussein 
>fails to use a blue-eyed, blond-haired, Swedish-Armenian cab driver who 
>speaks fluent Tagalog and can sing the Star Spangeled Banner while 
>balancing a pregnant horse on his nose...on alternate, even-numbered 
>Tuesdays.
>
>Any failure to meet this requirement will be viewed as justification for 
>full military action.  Speaking on behalf of complete anonymity, Defence 
>Secretary "X" said..."Enough of this shilly-shallying around.  Lets nuke 
>the gd bastard."
>
>More fast breaking newslets as they occur.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Carolyn Garner Siscoe [SMTP:globe@zipcon.net]

>Subject:	Re: the Manichean discomfort
>
>I think the Iraqi Parliament was very brave to vote no on compliance with 
>the UN resolution.  It had a poison pill in it, it gives the US the right 
>put US troops in Iraq.  It is the beginning of the invasion and I bet it 
>will be over some little thing or some manufactured incident.  No country 
>would ever willing let foreign troops on its soil.  The Serbs were given 
>the same deal right before W.W.I and they refused knowing their refusal 
>would lead to invasion which it did.  I hope the Iraqi Parl.'s vote will 
>give some anxious moments to Bush and company about the Iraqi people 
>supporting our invasion.  Bush, Cheney and Rumsfield are just a bunch of 
>bullies wanting to beat up on someone they think they can win easily.  They 
>believe it will be easy pickens all that nice oil,  but I wonder how easy 
>it will be to protect the oil fields from sabotage?


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