http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_october_flop Even Time Magazine is wondering: Sunday's surprise raid by helicopter-borne U.S. troops in eastern Syria raises at least three key questions. Given that the U.S. is saying the number of volunteer fighters infiltrating Iraq from Syria has dwindled significantly in the past 18 months, why was this action deemed necessary? Does the raid signal a shift in U.S. tactics in the region? And with just over a week before the U.S. presidential election, why now? This was the October surprise, and it's going to be a flop. Why? Because the world is not as stupid as Bush: "This is all... Copyright 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:48:59 -0800 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:32:13 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss i guess it's easier to kill families in sand than 1 man in a cave

]]> Gordon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_october_flop#c1184399 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/the_october_flop#c1184399 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:32:13 -0800