Comments on: The Taliban’s Air Force

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:31:23 +0000

A pseudo-op is an inverse-false- flag op accomplishing blowback. Bring to a boil, stirring repeatedly until the pudding quickens.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:41:48 +0000

Of course he was being serious, the point being that every time we bomb civilians we are ultimately leading to our own defeat.

By: Chad Rushing

Chad Rushing — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:43:45 +0000

Mr. Beisbol, I am fairly certain that Mr. Lind meant this article to be satire and not to be taken seriously at all. He was just demonstrating the mental gymnastics some people will go through in order to avoid ever assigning moral guilt for the death of noncombatants in foreign countires to U.S. or NATO military forces. It’s like the parent who refuses to acknowledge that their child was caught in the act of shoplifting, insisting instead that someone else must have put that CD covered with their son’s fingerprints in their son’s inner jacket pocket.

My guess is that Mr. Lind’s reference to “traditional flying carpets” in the third paragraph was a bit of a wink to let readers know that the article was not to be taken at face value.

By: Donny Beisbol

Donny Beisbol — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:29:30 +0000

I stumbled upon this site and read an excellent article by Prof. Mearshimer.

I have NO idea what I just read. Is it satire? Is it the delirious ramblings of a shell-shocked neocon?

Should I fear more for the sanity of the author, or the poor saps who might actually BELIEVE a fever-dream such as this?

My god (well, not really, I’m agnostic)… drop your strongly held views for a millisecond and look at these events objectively. To say that your article lends me to believe “you’re smoking crack” would be a disservice to the fleeting pleasurable effects of illegal drugs.

You’re out of your mind.

By: Barney Rebble

Barney Rebble — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:02:46 +0000

A neocon who takes a lib seriously, is a fool waiting to be made.

Many superior people are known for their wit.

Certainly many libs are full of it.

By: michael vlahos

michael vlahos — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:02:51 +0000

Bravo Bill! W.S. Gilbert could not have done better in his prime!

My hat is off to you!

Mike

By: Barney Rebble

Barney Rebble — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:54:24 +0000

An interesting article William.

Here is a question – I don’t know the answer.

Why can’t we put up half a dozen geo-sync’d satellites, and another half dozen AWACs, and be able to totally track every time a rock is thrown into the air?

Am I overestimating our scientific capability, or does it come down to bean counters and purse strings?

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I still say, when we’re ready to cut and run, then hold a general election, to include the Taliban folks, on whether they want us to stay. If they say “No”, then there’s our exit strategy.

If they want us to stay, then we give each province goals, and if goals not met, that PROVINCE falls out from under US protection. When the last Province chooses it’s own path, there’s our exit strategy.

(LAZY BOY RECLINERS, making large problems simple, for over 50 years…)