Slog - Comments on Surging to Victory http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory From the NYT: Sharp fighting broke out in the Sadr City district of Baghdad on Sunday as American and Iraqi troops sought to control neighborhoods used by Shiite militias to fire rockets and mortars into the nearby Green Zone. But the operation failed to stop the attacks on the heavily fortified zone, headquarters for Iraq’s central government and the American Embassy here. By day’s end, at least two American soldiers had been killed and 17 wounded in the zone, one of the worst daily tolls for the American military in the most heavily protected part of Baghdad. US soldiers are... Copyright 2008 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:53:24 -0800 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:26:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by elenchos Being heavily fortified doesn't mean it never gets attacked. It just means the rebel laser cannons bounce off harmlessly. The green zone is invincible*.


* Invincibility warranty only does not apply to proton torpedo attacks on thermal exhaust. But what are the odds of that?

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991313 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991313 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:03:14 -0800 Comment by McG Welcome back Dan.

]]> McG http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991323 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991323 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:10:39 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I think this is funny.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991331 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991331 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:13:21 -0800 Comment by Rain Monkey Ballard Pimp was on the story eight days ago: http://forums.thestranger.com/showthread.php?t=16611

]]> Rain Monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991333 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991333 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:15:04 -0800 Comment by pencil riot Nobody cares about you dirty forum trash peoplez.

]]> pencil riot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991340 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:21:56 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO Oh, we'll definitely be seeing this scene. The only question is how soon?

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991344 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991344 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:23:44 -0800 Comment by KeeKee Can I get a Swedish Housewife from the Ballard Pimp?????????

]]> KeeKee http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991378 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991378 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:49:56 -0800 Comment by snaggle Okay, so read "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers", Paul Kennedy's brilliant look at the economics of war over the past 500 years (conclusion: the richer nation ALWAYS wins), and then look at the decline of the Dollar vs the Euro, which began almost the very day of the election in 2000. Our economy as a whole is now worth HALF of what it was in 2000. Realize that Paul Kennedy predicted the fall of the Soviet Union, and that he predicts that deficit spending, especially on military build-up, will be the biggest reason for the decline of any Great Power (that's us). Unfortunately, Bush's decisions have cut our strength as a nation in half and while we probably won't see Baghdad fall like Saigon did, it could get really, really bad.

]]> snaggle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991384 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991384 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:55:11 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @8,

The richer nation always wins? So, that's why we won Vietnam?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991501 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991501 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:52:45 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew

Yeah, and McCain, Dana Perrino, Michael O’Hanlon and all the other Bushbots are starting to make Davros sound like Mr. freakin' Rogers.

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991618 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991618 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:29:35 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE And you can always tell the P-I has its priorities in order with today's page one news story above the fold: Drug errors hurt 1 in 15 hospitalized kids; and not until page A4 do we find 3 U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad attacks.

]]> RHETT ORACLE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991669 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c991669 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:44:09 -0800 Comment by Jay McDonough on McCain, from swimming freestyle:

"...Another might be McCain, despite his great interest and advocacy for honesty, is blowing smoke, not providing a "candid assessment" of our progress in Iraq. This is the same John McCain who famously declared it was perfectly safe to go for a stroll through a downtown Baghdad market place, posing for pictures along the way. Not long after the Senator's stroll, it was reported he was surrounded by a phalanx of U.S. troops and had a half dozen Blackhawk helicopters providing air cover overhead.

Pollyana or opportunist con artist? It's all the same to me."

http://swimmingfreestyle.typepad.com

]]> Jay McDonough http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c992012 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c992012 News Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:10:35 -0800 Comment by Ballard Pimp Your wish is my command, KeeKee. She'll be at the next meeting at Moe's.

]]> Ballard Pimp http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c996548 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/surging_to_victory#c996548 News Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:26:55 -0800