Political jambalaya
Shit – how am I going to explain to the JFK guys that all those flights between Cairo and Istanbul was only because I needed to use my miles to get back to the States?
A bit of political humor.
(1) The Feds apparently have tracked records of all travellers:
Almost every person entering and leaving the United States by air, sea or land is assessed based on ATS' analysis of their travel records and other data, including items such as where they are from, how they paid for tickets, their motor vehicle records, past one-way travel, seating preference and what kind of meal they ordered.
Shit – how am I going to explain to the JFK guys that all those flights between Cairo and Istanbul was only because I needed to use my miles to get back to the States? Moreover, if I ordered only vegetarian versus chicken, does that make me a liberal wingnut? (JK, I know they profile Muslim dietary habits, har har.)
(2) Why Tom Friedman is a tool (and all the other 'centrist' pro-war lovers too):
These are the premises which Friedman, prior to the invasion, expressly embraced:
(1) If the war is done the right way, great benefits can be achieved.
(2) If the war is done the wrong way, unimaginable disasters will result.
(3) The Bush administration is doing this war the wrong way, not the right way, on every level.
(4) Given all of that, I support the waging of this war.
That is what the Baker-Hamilton Commission is about and it's what all of these Beltway analysts are doing by endorsing these premises:
(1) Things in Iraq are disastrous and our current policy there is a total failure.
(2) Our troop presence is not improving the situation; things have gotten steadily worse.
(3) There may be goals that, if theoretically met, would improve things, but those goals can't and won't be met -- either because we lack the resources or because they are just not achievable.
(4) No matter what, we absolutely cannot begin withdrawing, and those who want to do so are radical and unserious.
(3) And lastly, a funny Friedman cartoon -- (oh how I love his 'Flat World Book') -- The Moustache of Understanding!!
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Posted by: sweetestcutie | December 04, 2006 at 02:13 PM