On 9/25/2006 5:44:39 PM, Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On 9/25/06, Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Iraq will not sink the US. > > We're sure as heck stuck in it. >
Well.......... I understand why most people would say that. But in fact we could leave any time we wanted to............. if we possessed the "will" to do so. The fact that we are still there and likely to remain for a good while tells me that we are concerned more with how we look to the rest of the world and more importantly how we would view ourselves if we did indeed leave after creating (to a great degree the situation there is result of our actions) a very messy situation. To clarify my remark that you respond to, Iraq will not cause the downfall of the US. But because we disdain having anything less than the most positive self-image, we will continue to tell ourselves (in our weird national dialogue/monologue via the unique American metaconsciousness) that great gobs of tar are the merest of smudges, and if anyone gives notice of our La Brea coif we will point out the stains remaining from their own historical tarbaby encounters. (I often wonder if our national metaconsciousness is incapable of appreciating irony) xponent Brer Rabbit Revels Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
